Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Oct 22, 2024
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Referred
Oct 22, 2024
Education and Workforce · T&I
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue rules requiring school buses to have certain safety features. DOT must also establish a grant program to assist in the implementation of the requirements. Specifically, DOT must issue rules requiring school buses to include three-point safety belts for all seats,a fire suppression system which addresses engine fires,a firewall between the engine and passenger compartment that prevents hazardous quantities of gas or flames from passing through the firewall,increased performance standards for interior flammability and smoke emissions,an automatic emergency braking system,an event data recorder, andan electronic stability contr...
Timeline · 4 actions
Oct 22, 2024
Introduced in House
Oct 22, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 22, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 22, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.