BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 5858: Pupil transp. safety net

Providing pupil transportation safety net funding for special passengers.

Summary

  • Provides pupil transportation safety net awards to school districts that can show excess costs due to serving special education students, homeless students, and foster care students, subject to appropriation.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2026
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Lisa Wellman (D-41)
Introduced
January 12, 2026 in the Senate
Last action
January 15, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to pupil transportation safety net funding for special passengers;

Sponsors

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Ways & Means.
  2. And refer to Ways & Means.
  3. EDU - Majority; do pass.
  4. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
  5. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5858 in other sessions

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