Modifying motor vehicle and driver licensing laws to align with federal definitions, making technical corrections, and streamlining requirements.
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Officially: “Modifying motor vehicle and driver licensing laws to align with federal definitions, making technical corrections, and streamlining requirements.” Read the full text
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2025 session
Where it is
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First reading, referred to Transportation. · Jan 21, 2025
TR - Executive action taken by committee. · Feb 6, 2025
TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Feb 6, 2025
TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Feb 6, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Feb 12, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Feb 12, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Feb 28, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Feb 28, 2025
1st substitute bill substituted. · Mar 4, 2025
1st substitute bill substituted. · Mar 4, 2025
Floor amendment(s) adopted. · Mar 4, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Mar 4, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. · Mar 4, 2025
First reading, referred to Transportation. · Mar 7, 2025
TRAN - Majority; do pass. · Mar 17, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Mar 19, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Mar 21, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Mar 26, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Mar 26, 2025
Speaker signed. · Mar 31, 2025
President signed. · Mar 31, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 2, 2025
Governor signed. · Apr 7, 2025
Chapter 23, 2025 Laws. · Apr 7, 2025
Effective date 10/1/2025*. · Apr 7, 2025
The numbers
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Adam BernbaumHunter AbellBrandy DonaghyJulia ReedSteve Tharinger
Recorded votes
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2025-03-26 · Yea 49, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 0
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-03-04 · Yea 95, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 3
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Washington legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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