AN ACT relating to school bus equipment.
Summary
Amend KRS 156.153 to require that the standards and specifications for accessory equipment and supplies and replacement equipment shall be based on federal safety standards and shall not discriminate among manufacturers unless there is evidence that a specific manufacturer's product is defective or dangerous to use; require the Kentucky Department of Education to provide the list of standards and specification for accessory equipment and supplies and replacement equipment to the Finance and Administration Cabinet for the purpose of maintaining a list of price contracts; create a section of KRS Chapter 45A to require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to maintain a list of price contracts for the procurement of those items; permit school districts with qualifying tire expenses to seek reimbursement from the Kentucky Department of Education.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 2, 2024
Signed Mar 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2024
How they voted
96–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 100
Mar 26, 2024
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican80
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Mar 29, 2024
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch.26)
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 96-0
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
to Education (H)
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Jan 2, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 2, 2024
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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