SHB 1244 — Concerning training as an alternative to driver license suspension for the accumulation of certain traffic infractions.
Signed into law — Chapter 175, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Wylie
- Introduced
- February 20, 2025
- Status
- C 175 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 4/1/2026. (April 29, 2025)
What this bill does
Requires the Department of Licensing (DOL) to terminate a 60-day driver's license suspension early for three or more moving violations in a one-year period or four or more moving violations in a two-year period when a person completes a safe driving course approved by the DOL.
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Floor votes
- House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 202557 yea · 40 nay · 1 not voting
- House — Final Passage on Reconsideration · March 3, 202558 yea · 39 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 16, 202534 yea · 15 nay
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