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Governor signs Alyssa’s Law requiring schools to coordinate emergency alert systems with 911
Summary
Senate Bill 5004, known as Alyssa's Law, was signed to require school districts to work with 911 centers, law enforcement and school safety staff on systems such as panic buttons, video/audio access and remote door access. Laurie Alhadeff, mother of Alyssa Alhadeff, spoke about the law’s lifesaving potential.
The Governor signed Senate Bill 5004 — known in many states as Alyssa’s Law — directing school districts to coordinate with 911 centers, law enforcement and school safety staff to develop and update systems to respond to threats and emergencies.
State Senator Nikki Torres was introduced as the bill’s prime sponsor; the Governor welcomed Lori (Laurie) Alhadeff, who traveled from Florida and spoke about her daughter Alyssa Alhadeff, a victim in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Laurie Alhadeff said faster alerts can save lives: 'Time equals life, and we know the faster that we can get help on the scene, the more lives that will be saved.'
The Governor described the bill’s intent to make complex emergency systems — panic buttons, live video or audio accessible by law enforcement, remote door access and related measures — work together to improve school safety. He noted the bill passed unanimously in the legislature and thanked advocates and the family for their work.
The Governor signed the bill and invited participants to take photos; the ceremony did not include details on required timelines or funding for districts to implement specific technologies.
