Legislation - HB0134

Title: Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts
Sponsored by: Delegate Taveras
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/14 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
Analysis

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, 2027, 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; Ways and Means

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0498

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0196 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/09/2024 Legislative Date 9/09/2024 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 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 1/29/2025 Legislative Date 1/29/2025 Action Hearing 2/14 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	9/09/2024	9/09/2024	Pre-filed
House	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	First Reading Environment and Transportation and Ways and Means
			Text - First - Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts
House	1/29/2025	1/29/2025	Hearing 2/14 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)

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