---
type: "Bill"
title: "Providing a designation on a driver's license or identicard that a person has a developmental disability."
description: "Providing a designation on a driver's license or identicard that a person has a developmental disability."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6429"
citation: "Washington SB 6429 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRIVERS AND DRIVERS' LICENSES", "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "IDENTIFICATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brown"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b5f85f3-4ef7-4644-81ea-843526a8f24f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6429&year=2019"
source_hash: "3c68b2da26aa31f5a693a554a4c731fa421ff5436b9128162b556a92d793eefc"
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 SB 6429 (2019-2020) — Providing a designation on a driver's license or identicard that a person has a developmental disability.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6429.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6429-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#29) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#42) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brown — primary (person)
- Becker — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
- Schoesler — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Walsh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-16** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-10** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-14** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-10** TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-14** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-14** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-14** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-17** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-02** TR - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-05** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-06** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2020-03-09** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-31** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-31** Chapter 261, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-31** Effective date 1/1/2022. `became-law`
- **2020-02-03T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-10T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-29T16:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 11:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b5f85f3-4ef7-4644-81ea-843526a8f24f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).