BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2626: Driver's instruction permits

Extending the term of validity for a driver's instruction permit.

Summary

Requires a person to possess a valid driver's instruction permit for one year prior to becoming eligible to apply for an intermediate driver's license.
Extends the duration an instruction permit is valid to 18 months.
Extends the time during which a permit holder may not have been convicted of a traffic violation to 12 months to be eligible for an intermediate driver's license.

From the House Bill Analysis 2016 (HB 2626), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to extending the term of validity for a driver's instruction permit;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Mar 10, 2016By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jan 18, 2016First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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HB 2626 (2017–18) Commercial fishing fees · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2626 (2013–14) Educational attainment goals · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 209, Laws of 2014
HB 2626 (2011–12) Liquor sales/manufacturers · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2626 (2009–10) Offender violations · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2626 (2007–08) Emergency eligibility · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2626 (2005–06) Eminent domain · Did not pass · died in committee