AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PUPIL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES
Summary
Amends the definitions of a “pupil transportation vehicle” to a vehicle contrasted to seat not more than ten (10) passengers plus the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 7, 2025
Signed Jun 23, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2025
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
May 6, 2025
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 23, 2025
Signed into law
06/23/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/17/2025 House passed in concurrence
lower
May 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/27/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 7, 2025
Committee
05/07/2025 Referred to House Education
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
05/06/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Legislature · Passed
04/30/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
04/02/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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