TO WITHHOLD STATE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FROM A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEMS IN SCHOOL BUSES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
HB 1536, as amended, proposed to withhold 25% of state transportation funding from school districts. This measure would apply to districts that do not require passenger restraint systems, such as seatbelts, in their school buses under certain conditions. The bill's direct effect would be on school districts, linking a portion of their state transportation funds to their policy regarding seatbelt requirements on school buses.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2025
Last action May 5, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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