BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5503

SB 5503: Safety belts on school buses

Requiring safety belts on school buses.

Summary

Requires all school buses purchased after the effective date of this bill have a safety belt for each bus rider.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5503), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to safety belts on school buses;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Jan 8, 2018By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5503)
Jan 8, 2018By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jun 21, 2017By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5503)
Jun 21, 2017By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
May 23, 2017By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5503)
May 23, 2017By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Apr 24, 2017By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5503)
Apr 24, 2017By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Feb 24, 2017Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5503)
Feb 24, 2017Referred to Ways & Means.
Feb 23, 2017Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5503)
Feb 23, 2017TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5503)
Feb 23, 2017And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5503)
Feb 23, 2017And refer to Ways & Means.
Feb 23, 2017TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Feb 23, 2017Minority; do not pass.
Jan 26, 2017First reading, referred to Transportation.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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SB 5503 (2019–20) On-site sewage systems · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 21, Laws of 2019
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SB 5503 (2011–12) State government · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5503 (2009–10) Phosphorus in lake water · Did not pass · died in committee