BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5770: School buses/failure to stop

Increasing the penalties for failing to stop for a school bus displaying red flashing lights.

Summary

  • Increases the total penalty to $500 for failure to stop for a stopped school bus displaying flashing red lights.
  • Requires suspension or revocation of a driver's license for failure to stop for a stopped school bus displaying flashing red lights, dependent on the number of violations committed.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5770), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Guy Palumbo (D-1)
Introduced
January 31, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to increasing the penalties for failing to stop for a school bus displaying red flashing lights;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Guy Palumbo (D-1)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 5770 in other sessions

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