ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1878
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By House Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Donaghy, Berry, Doglio, Tharinger, Santos, Fitzgibbon, and Ramel)
READ FIRST TIME 02/28/25.
AN ACT Relating to improving young driver safety; amending RCW 46.20.100 , 46.20.181 , 46.82.420 , 46.82.280 , 46.20.120 , 46.20.055 , 46.68.041 , 46.17.025 , 46.68.220 , and 46.63.200 ; reenacting and amending RCW 43.84.092 and 43.84.092 ; adding new sections to chapter 46.20 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 46.82 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 42.56 RCW; providing effective dates; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 46.20 RCW to read as follows:
(1)(a) To obtain an initial driver's license under this section, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the following persons must, in addition to other skills and examination requirements as prescribed by the department, satisfactorily complete a driver training education course as defined in RCW 28A.220.020 or a driver training education course as defined by the department and offered by a driver training school licensed under chapter 46.82 RCW: