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.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 31, 2019
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- 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
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Transportation.
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