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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1439: Vehicle and driver licensing

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1439 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Modifying motor vehicle and driver licensing laws to align with federal definitions, making technical corrections, and streamlining requirements. Primary sponsor: Adam Bernbaum (D). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 7, 2025): Effective date 10/1/2025*.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to modifying motor vehicle and driver licensing laws to align with federal definitions, making technical corrections, and streamlining requirements;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Adam BernbaumPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Hunter AbellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Brandy DonaghyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Steve TharingerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective date 10/1/2025*.
  2. Governor signed.
  3. Chapter 23, 2025 Laws.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. TRAN - Majority; do pass.
  12. First reading, referred to Transportation.

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page