---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creating uniformity in driver training education provided by school districts and commercial driver training schools."
description: "Creating uniformity in driver training education provided by school districts and commercial driver training schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1481"
citation: "Washington HB 1481 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION", "OFFICE (OSPI)", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION", "LICENSING", "DEPARTMENT", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hayes"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-20"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e57069c3-b120-4fd9-a34d-cd1d3d422109"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1481&year=2017"
source_hash: "6f2014727ffe42189924a72023814bb71a96b4495851e1ac00c8d27e407aa577"
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 1481 (2017-2018) — Creating uniformity in driver training education provided by school districts and commercial driver training schools.

## 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/1481.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1481-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1481-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#30) — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) — **95–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#10) — **43–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hayes — primary (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-20** First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-20** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-23** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-20** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-23** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-09** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-29** TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-31** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-07** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2017-04-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-13** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2017-04-13** Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-20** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-05** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-05** Chapter 197, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-05** Effective date 8/1/2018*. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e57069c3-b120-4fd9-a34d-cd1d3d422109`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).