Driver Education/Certification/Eligibility/Updates

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act updates how academic eligibility for driver education certification is calculated because many high schools have moved from the traditional 7-period school day to various forms of block scheduling. Under this Act, the Department of Education must establish, through regulations, how equivalent credit is calculated for courses taught on a block schedule or when the full length of a course is less than 1 year.…

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Mar 5, 2026CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate · Senate Education
2. Mar 11, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits · Senate Education
3. Mar 11, 2026SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 246 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
4. Apr 21, 2026SenateAmendment SA 2 to SB 246 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
5. Apr 21, 2026SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 246 - Stricken in Senate
6. Apr 21, 2026SenateAmendment SA 2 to SB 246 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT20–0 vote
7. Apr 21, 2026SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
8. Apr 22, 2026CommitteeAssigned to Education Committee in House · House Education
9. May 6, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 11 On Its Merits · House Education
10. May 12, 2026HousePassed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
11. May 21, 2026GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Democrats.

• LV Laura V. SturgeonD Primary sponsor · District 4
• KW Kimberly WilliamsD Joint sponsor · District 19