WA HB 1244
enactedConcerning training as an alternative to driver license suspension for the accumulation of certain traffic infractions.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WA HB 1244 pass?
Yes. WA HB 1244 has been enacted into law as of 2025-04-29. Latest recorded action (2025-04-29): Effective date 4/1/2026.
What is WA HB 1244 about?
WA HB 1244 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning training as an alternative to driver license suspension for the accumulation of certain traffic infractions.”.
Who sponsors WA HB 1244?
Wylie is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1244.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-04-29 — Effective date 4/1/2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Wylieprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-10
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
2025-01-13
First reading, referred to Transportation.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-01-22
Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
2025-02-19
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
2025-02-20
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
2025-02-20
TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-02-20
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-20
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-21
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2025-02-28
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2025-03-03
1st substitute bill substituted (TR 25).
substitution
2025-03-03
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-03-03
Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2025-03-03
Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.
2025-03-03
Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2025-03-05
First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-03-17
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
2025-03-20
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
2025-03-20
LAW - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-20
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-03-20
And refer to Transportation.
referral-committee
2025-03-24
Referred to Transportation.
referral-committee
2025-03-31
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
2025-04-08
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
2025-04-08
TRAN - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-08
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-04-08
Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-04-08
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-04-15
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-04-16
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-04-16
Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2025-04-18
Speaker signed.
passage
2025-04-19
President signed.
passage
2025-04-22
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2025-04-29
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2025-04-29
Chapter 175, 2025 Laws.
became-law
2025-04-29
Effective date 4/1/2026.
became-law
Versions
Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15)
2025-03-03 · pass · 57-40
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: no
- Abell: no
- Barkis: no
- Barnard: no
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: no
- Callan: yes
- Chase: no
- Connors: no
- Corry: no
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: no
- Davis: yes
- Dent: no
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: no
- Dye: no
- Engell: no
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: no
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: no
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: no
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: no
- Hackney: other
- Hill: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Jacobsen: no
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: no
- Klicker: no
- Kloba: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: no
- Low: no
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: no
- Marshall: no
- McClintock: no
- McEntire: no
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: no
- Morgan: yes
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: no
- Ormsby: yes
- Ortiz-Self: yes
- Parshley: yes
- Paul: yes
- Penner: no
- Peterson: yes
- Pollet: yes
- Ramel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Richards: yes
- Rude: no
- Rule: yes
- Ryu: yes
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: no
- Schmidt: no
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: no
- Stokesbary: no
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: no
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: no
- Volz: no
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: no
- Waters: no
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: no
- Zahn: yes
Final Passage on Reconsideration (#22)
2025-03-03 · pass · 58-39
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: no
- Abell: no
- Barkis: no
- Barnard: no
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: no
- Callan: yes
- Chase: no
- Connors: no
- Corry: no
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: no
- Davis: yes
- Dent: no
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: no
- Dye: no
- Engell: no
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: no
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: yes
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: no
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: no
- Hackney: other
- Hill: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Jacobsen: no
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: no
- Klicker: no
- Kloba: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: no
- Low: no
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: no
- Marshall: no
- McClintock: no
- McEntire: no
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: no
- Morgan: yes
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: no
- Ormsby: yes
- Ortiz-Self: yes
- Parshley: yes
- Paul: yes
- Penner: no
- Peterson: yes
- Pollet: yes
- Ramel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Richards: yes
- Rude: no
- Rule: yes
- Ryu: yes
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: no
- Schmidt: no
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: no
- Stokesbary: no
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: no
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: no
- Volz: no
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: no
- Waters: no
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: no
- Zahn: yes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#26)
2025-04-16 · pass · 34-15
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: no
- Braun: no
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: no
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: no
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: no
- Goehner: no
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: no
- McCune: no
- Muzzall: no
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: yes
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: no
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: no
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: no
- Trudeau: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: no
- Warnick: no
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: no
Related bills
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