BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 5464: CDL federal standards

Promoting the better understanding of certain federal standards related to commercial driver's licenses.

Summary

Requires the Department of Licensing (DOL) to update rules clarifying how Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration standards impact an applicant's ability to receive or renew a commercial driver's license (CDL) based on their domicile or immigration status.
Requires DOL to train staff handling CDL applications on necessary documentation, available options and resource materials, and steps to aid applicants in CDL issuance or renewal based on their domicile and immigration status.
Requires DOL to make available to CDL schools, applicants, and holders materials on how a person's domicile and immigration status might impact their ability to receive or renew a CDL.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5464), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

AN ACT Relating to promoting the better understanding of certain federal standards related to commercial driver's licenses;

No recorded floor votes.

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

SB 5464 (2023–24) Electronics repair · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5464 (2021–22) In-person learning option · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5464 (2019–20) Opioid overdose med./schools · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5464 (2017–18) Washington investment trust · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5464 (2015–16) Fishing guide/unlawfully · Enacted · Chapter 90, Laws of 2015
SB 5464 (2013–14) Dental hygienists, assistnts · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5464 (2011–12) Clean energy partnership · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5464 (2009–10) Industrial insurance funds · Did not pass · died in committee