• Rep. Nick Kupper proposes allowing 15-year-olds to get learner’s permits • Kupper’s bill would require nine months of adult supervision before a driver’s license • Lawmakers have previously opposed similar legislation due to teen maturity concerns

When it comes to being behind the wheel of a car, how young is too young?

Rep. Nick Kupper says he believes it shouldn’t be necessary for teens to wait until 15 1/2 to get a learner’s permit. So the Surprise Republican has introduced legislation to allow them to start driving — with adult supervision — six months earlier than that.

But there’s a tradeoff.

His HB2003 would require that teens operate under adult supervision for at least nine months before they can apply for an actual driver’s license. That’s three months longer than what

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