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HB 1239: School Bus Safety

GENERAL BILL by Eagle ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abruzzo ; Cortes, B. ; Cortes, J. ; Edwards ; Fitzenhagen ; Mercado ; Miller, A. ; Rodrigues ; Santiago

School Bus Safety; Provides for mandatory noncriminal penalties, fine, driver license suspension, & driver license points for certain violations resulting in serious bodily injury to/death of another person.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 6/27/2017 - Chapter No. 2017-189
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/5/2017 House • Filed
    3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 130
    3/10/2017 House • Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 349
    3/17/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, 03/21/17, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
    3/21/2017 House • Favorable by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 424
    • Now in Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 424
    3/24/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/28/17, 12:00 pm, Reed Hall
    3/28/2017 House • Favorable by Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 491
    • Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 491
    4/4/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 04/06/17, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
    4/6/2017 House • Favorable by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -HJ 602
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 602
    4/24/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/17
    4/27/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 913
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/28/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 958
    • Passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 958
    4/28/2017 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Rules -SJ 572
    • Received -SJ 572
    • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 545
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 545
    • Substituted for SB 1622 -SJ 545
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 545
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    5/1/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 594
    • Passed; YEAS 28 NAYS 6 -SJ 594
    5/1/2017 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1022
    6/14/2017 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/26/2017 • Approved by Governor
    6/27/2017 • Chapter No. 2017-189

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  • HB 1239, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/1/2017 at 4:13 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1622 School Bus Safety Passidomo Identical Last Action: 4/28/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1239 (Ch. 2017-189) -SJ 545

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.027 Crash involving death or personal injuries. Page 1 (pdf)
    318.18 Amount of penalties. Page 2 (pdf)
    322.27 Authority of department to suspend or revoke driver license or identification card. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • HB 1239, Original Filed Version Posted 3/5/2017 at 2:59 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/28/2017 (pdf)
    Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2017 (pdf)
    Government Accountability Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/6/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1622 School Bus Safety Passidomo Identical Last Action: 4/28/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1239 (Ch. 2017-189) -SJ 545

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/2017 10:40 AM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/1/2017 3:32 PM Senate 28 Yeas - 6 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.027 Crash involving death or personal injuries. Page 1 (pdf)
    318.18 Amount of penalties. Page 2 (pdf)
    322.27 Authority of department to suspend or revoke driver license or identification card. Page 3 (pdf)

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