Alyssa's Law by State
2026 Tracker

Alyssa's Law requires public schools to install silent panic alarm systems that connect directly to law enforcement, so help can be dispatched the instant an emergency is triggered. It is named for Alyssa Alhadeff, a 14-year-old killed in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. Her mother, Lori Alhadeff, founded the Make Our Schools Safe movement and championed the legislation. New Jersey became the first state to enact it in 2019.

As of 2026, 12 states have enacted Alyssa's Law and appear on the official Make Our Schools Safe state map: New Jersey (2019), Florida (2020), New York (2022), Texas (2023), Tennessee (2023), Utah (2024), Oklahoma (2024), Georgia (2025), Washington (2025), Oregon (2025), West Virginia (2026), and Virginia (2026, permissive). Roughly 16 more states have Alyssa's Law bills introduced or pending, including Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Arizona.

Not by itself. Alyssa's Law is about panic ALERTS — the button that summons help. What first responders do AFTER the alert (navigate the building) is governed by a separate, often-confused category of law: school MAPPING mandates, which require digital floor plans and site maps for police, fire, and EMS. A few states bundle both — Georgia's 'Ricky and Alyssa's Law' mandates panic alerts AND real-time digital school mapping — but in most states they are distinct programs with separate funding.

No. THE FUTURE 3D does not sell, install, or service panic-alert hardware, and we do not certify Alyssa's Law compliance. What we provide is the OTHER half of school safety readiness: the field-verified 3D documentation and digital floor plans that satisfy school mapping mandates and give first responders the building intelligence they need. If your state or district requires mapping data for emergency responders, that is exactly what our 3D laser scanning produces.

Alyssa's Law handles the ALERT: a silent panic button that instantly notifies law enforcement. School mapping mandates handle the RESPONSE: they require schools to provide digital floor plans, room labeling, and access-point maps so responders can navigate the building during an emergency. Both make schools safer, but they solve different problems and usually have separate laws and funding. THE FUTURE 3D serves the mapping/documentation side.

3D laser scanning physically captures every room, hallway, door, and safety asset in a building with survey-grade accuracy — this IS the 'field verification' most mapping mandates require. We deliver registered point-cloud data (E57, RCP, LAS, LAZ), PDF measurement reports, and 360° panoramas that import into the CAD, GIS, and 911 dispatch platforms agencies use to build their emergency maps. A single visit can also produce a Matterport 3D virtual tour for first-responder familiarization and enrollment marketing.

Professional 3D laser scanning for school safety documentation is priced at $0.20–$0.70 per square foot, with a $1,000 minimum project. A standard 50,000 sqft school building typically runs $10,000–$20,000 depending on detail. Matterport 3D virtual tours for schools start at $1,500 per building (hosting $20/mo, or free transfer to the school's own account). Several states fund mapping directly — Georgia allocates $61,000 per school, Florida $3,000–$5,000 per school.

Alyssa's Law legislation is moving quickly. Beyond the 12 enacted states, bills have been introduced or are pending in roughly 16 more, including Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Arizona, Alabama, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas, Ohio, and others. Because panic-alert laws are frequently followed by mapping requirements, schools that document their facilities now are positioned to comply with whatever their state adopts next.