Legislation

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, 2027, be equipped with 3-point seat belts that are accessible to passengers for every seat on the school bus; and prohibiting a civil action for damages based on a failure of the school bus operator to ensure that an occupant of a school bus was wearing a seat belt.

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

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Cross-filed with: SB0724

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/31/2023 Legislative Date 10/31/2023 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2024 Legislative Date 1/10/2024 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 2/06/2024 Legislative Date 2/06/2024 Action Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2024 Legislative Date 2/07/2024 Action Hearing canceled (Environment and Transportation) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2024 Legislative Date 2/07/2024 Action Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2024 Legislative Date 3/16/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/09/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {943127/1 Adopted Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/09/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/10/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (110-31) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/06/2024 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 51 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/31/2023	10/31/2023	Pre-filed
House	1/10/2024	1/10/2024	First Reading Environment and Transportation and Ways and Means
			Text - First - Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts
House	2/06/2024	2/06/2024	Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
House	2/07/2024	2/07/2024	Hearing canceled (Environment and Transportation)
House	2/07/2024	2/07/2024	Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2024	3/16/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/18/2024	3/09/2024	Favorable with Amendments {943127/1 Adopted	48 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2024	3/09/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts
House	3/18/2024	3/10/2024	Third Reading Passed (110-31)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2024	3/06/2024	Referred Judicial Proceedings	51 Click to view Recorded Media

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