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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2639: School bus rider safety

Increasing the safety of school bus riders.

Summary

  • Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to conduct a study to analyze the costs and benefits of requiring school buses purchased after December 2017 to be equipped with seat belts, safety harnesses, or other approved restraint systems for all passengers.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2639), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2016
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2016
  3. Passed HouseFeb 10, 2016
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Gina Mosbrucker (R-14)
Introduced
January 18, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to studying the costs and benefits of requiring school bus safety devices on new school buses;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Gina Mosbrucker (R-14)

8 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Norm Johnson R-14Linda Kochmar R-30Eileen Cody D-34Michelle Valdez R-26Dick Muri R-28Chris Kilduff D-28Joan McBride D-48

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 10, 2016
Version voted on: HB 2639
87 Yea 9 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50000
Republican37901
How each member voted

Yea (87)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  3. Senate Rules "X" file.
  4. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  6. EDU - Majority; do pass.
  7. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 87; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  10. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  11. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  12. Minority; do not pass.
  13. ED - Majority; do pass.
  14. First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2639 in other sessions

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