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HB 6318 Rhode Island House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SCHOOL BUS SAFETY ENFORCEMENT

Summary
Requires every school bus, including buses used exclusively for to transport students receiving special education, to be equipped with a live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring system and retractable stop sign.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationRequires safety equipment on school buses, enhancing student transportation safety within K-12 education infrastructure.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationMandates safety features (video systems, stop signs) on school buses, directly enhancing transportation safety standards per bill's requirements.95% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 9, 2025 Last action May 27, 2025
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Total actions
3
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Committee
1
May 27, 2025
Committee
05/27/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 9, 2025
Introduced
05/09/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
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10 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bill O'Brien
Bill O'Brien
DDemocratic
RI
54
P
Photo of Carol McEntee
Carol McEntee
DDemocratic
RI
33
P
Photo of David Morales
David Morales
DDemocratic
RI
7
P
Photo of Earl Read
Earl Read
DDemocratic
RI
26
P
Photo of Evan Shanley
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
RI
24
P
Photo of Julie Casimiro
Julie Casimiro
DDemocratic
RI
31
P
Photo of Justine Caldwell
Justine Caldwell
DDemocratic
RI
30
P
Photo of Katie Kazarian
Katie Kazarian
DDemocratic
RI
63
P
Photo of Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith
Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith
DDemocratic
RI
46
P
Photo of Robert Craven
Robert Craven
DDemocratic
RI
32