Legislation - HB0110

Title: Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts
Sponsored by: Delegate Taveras
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the public school safety education program to include student instruction concerning school bus safety and the proper use of seat belts on school buses; requiring that school buses purchased after July 1, 2030, and registered in the State be equipped with, for every seat on the school bus, 3-point seat belts that are accessible to passengers; and prohibiting a civil action for damages based on the failure of a school bus operator to ensure that an occupant of a school bus was wearing a seat belt.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media; Ways and Means

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0134 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/15/2025 Legislative Date 10/15/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation and Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/19/2026 Legislative Date 1/19/2026 Action Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	10/15/2025	10/15/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Environment and Transportation and Ways and Means
			Text - First - Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts
House	1/19/2026	1/19/2026	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)

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