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CS/SB 1038: School Buses/Safety Belts

GENERAL BILL by Transportation ; Cowin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Grant ; Lee ; Myers ; Holzendorf ; Horne ; Forman ; Silver ; Mitchell ; Jones ; Klein ; Meek ; Campbell

School Buses/Safety Belts; requires that buses purchased after specified date & used in transporting certain students be equipped with safety belts or other restraints that comply with specified standards & with seats having specified height; requires passengers to wear safety belts or other restraints; provides immunity of school district, bus operator, & others for injuries to passenger caused solely because passenger was not wearing safety belt, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1837 (Ch. 99-316)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/8/1999 Senate • Prefiled
    2/17/1999 Senate • Referred to Education; Transportation; Fiscal Policy
    3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Education; Transportation; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00071
    4/7/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 04/12/99, 10:00 am, Room-412K
    4/12/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable by Education -SJ 00575
    4/13/1999 Senate • Now in Transportation -SJ 00575
    4/15/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 04/20/99, 12:00 noon, Room-309C
    4/20/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Transportation -SJ 00707; CS read first time on 04/22/99 -SJ 00708
    4/22/1999 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00707
    4/27/1999 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 00899; Placed on Calendar
    4/30/1999 Senate • Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1837 (Ch. 99-316)

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  • CS/SB 1038, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:55 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation (Post-Meeting) 4/21/1999 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 21 (e1) School Buses/Safety Belts Chestnut Similar Last Action: 4/30/1999 S Died in Committee on Education, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1837 (Ch. 99-316)
    Location:
    H 1837 (e2) Cantens Compare Last Action: 6/8/1999 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-316
    Location:

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  • SB 1038, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:55 AM