---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the alignment of state statutes with federal standards for the issuance of nondomiciled commercial drivers' licenses and nondomiciled commercial learners' permits."
description: "Concerning the alignment of state statutes with federal standards for the issuance of nondomiciled commercial drivers' licenses and nondomiciled commercial learners' permits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1273"
citation: "Washington HB 1273 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRIVERS AND DRIVERS' LICENSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryu"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-16"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbd4a710-6cb6-4f95-a6f4-6ca6ef5e77de"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1273&year=2017"
source_hash: "21d2b89aa30ff7af94e615ebbc8e5ddfdbedb0adbf1ce4a2db9d224562a363ee"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington HB 1273 (2017-2018) — Concerning the alignment of state statutes with federal standards for the issuance of nondomiciled commercial drivers' licenses and nondomiciled commercial learners' permits.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1273.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1273-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#1) — **82–15** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **80–15** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#15) — **43–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ryu — primary (person)
- Farrell — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-16** First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-01** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-02-20** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-01** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-01** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-02-20** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-20** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-02-20** Third reading, passed; yeas, 82; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-02-21** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-29** TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-29** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-03-31** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-12** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2017-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-17** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2017-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 80; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 3. `passage`
- **2017-04-19** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-20** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-05** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-05** Chapter 194, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-05** Effective date 10/1/2017*. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbd4a710-6cb6-4f95-a6f4-6ca6ef5e77de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).