SCH CD-TRANSPORT REIMBURSE
Summary
Amends the Transportation Article of the School Code. Provides that the allowable direct cost of transporting pupils for regular, vocational, and special education pupil transportation shall be limited to, among other costs, expenditures to electrification-as-a-service contractors that provide electric school buses or a combination of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, equipment, or daily charge management services, plus a depreciation allowance of 8.33% for 12 years for electric school buses and vehicles approved for transporting pupils to and from school.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Last action May 22, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
4
Committee
13
Amendments
1
May 22, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
May 22, 2026
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Re-assigned to Appropriations- Education
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Re-assigned to Appropriations- Education
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Appropriations- Education
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Appropriations- Education
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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