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SF2426Introduced in the Senate

A bill for an act relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 2173.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: Conditional.

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Official description

A bill for an act relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 2173.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: Conditional.

Where it stands

Fiscal note.

May 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Shall the bill pass? · April 15, 2026

73

Yes

22

No

5

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
J.D. Scholten1No
Robert Henderson2Yes
Thomas Jeneary3Yes
Skyler Wheeler4Yes
Zachary Dieken5Yes
Megan Hess Jones6Yes
Wendy Larson7Yes
Ann Meyer8Yes
Henry Stone9Yes
John Wills10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 355.

  2. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 373.

  3. Fiscal note.

  4. Amendment S-5029 filed, adopted. S.J. 402.

  5. Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 403.

  6. Immediate message. S.J. 403.

  7. Message from Senate. H.J. 432.

  8. Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 438.

  9. Fiscal note.

  10. Amendments H-8060 and H-8061 filed. H.J. 461.

  11. Fiscal note.

  12. Amendments H-8065, H-8081 and H-8087 filed. H.J. 485.

  13. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 691.

  14. Amendment H-8265 filed. H.J. 753.

  15. Substituted for HF 2700. H.J. 772.

  16. Amendments H-8060, H-8081 and H-8087 withdrawn. H.J. 772.

  17. Amendment H-8273 to amendment H-8265, yeas 63, nays 28, filed, adopted. H.J. 772.

  18. Amendment H-8265 adopted, as amended. H.J. 773.

  19. Amendments H-8061 and H-8065 out of order. H.J. 773.

  20. Passed House, yeas 68, nays 24. H.J. 774.

  21. Immediate message. H.J. 783.

  22. Message from House, with amendment S-5148. S.J. 687.

  23. Fiscal note.

  24. Amendment S-5156 to S-5148 filed. S.J. 730.

  25. Amendment S-5156 adopted. S.J. 756.

  26. Senate concurred with S-5148, as amended. S.J. 756.

  27. Passed Senate, yeas 39, nays 5. S.J. 756.

  28. Immediate message. S.J. 760.

  29. Message from Senate. H.J. 841.

  30. Senate amendment H-8337 filed. H.J. 868.

  31. House concurred in Senate amendment H-8337. H.J. 909.

  32. Passed House, yeas 73, nays 22. H.J. 909.

  33. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1159.

  34. Immediate message. H.J. 917.

  35. Message from House. S.J. 813.

  36. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1013.

  37. Signed by Governor. S.J. 1013.

  38. Fiscal note.

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