Bills / 2025–2026 session / SF 448Other education SF 448
Makes school bus driver training optional unless districts require it School bus drivers would no longer have to complete the state-approved training course unless their school district requires it. Drivers whose authorization was revoked for not completing the course could regain it if later hired by a district that does not require the course.
Official title A bill for an act relating to department of education school bus driver authorization and approved courses of instruction.(Formerly SSB 1161.)
3 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee Senate House Governor Last action, Mar 10: Tabled until future meeting.
Votes Senate: Shall the bill pass? Mar 19, 2025 · 47–0, 3 not voting · Passed › Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): Yes Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): Yes Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): Yes Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): Yes Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): Yes Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): Yes Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): Yes Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): Yes Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): Yes Sen. Claire Celsi (D, District 16): Absent Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): Absent Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Yes Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Rocky De Witt (R, District 1): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes ← Democrats13 yes, 0 no, 3 not voting Republicans → 34 yes, 0 no Senate: Senate Transportation Report Feb 26, 2025 · 14–0 · Passed › Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): Yes Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Rocky De Witt (R, District 1): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes ← Democrats3 yes, 0 no Republicans → 11 yes, 0 no History Tabled until future meeting. House · Mar 10 Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2026 8:15AM House Lounge. House · Mar 4 Subcommittee: Williams, Gosa and Henderson. H.J. 524. House · Mar 3 Subcommittee recommends passage. House · Apr 1, 2025 Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 12:00PM House Lounge 2. House · Mar 27, 2025 Subcommittee: Golding, Madison and Sieck. H.J. 852. House · Mar 26, 2025 Read first time, referred to Transportation. H.J. 754. House · Mar 20, 2025 Message from Senate. H.J. 723. House · Mar 19, 2025 Immediate message. S.J. 577. Senate · Mar 19, 2025 Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 576. Senate · Mar 19, 2025 Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 372. Senate · Feb 26, 2025 Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 364. Senate · Feb 26, 2025