SB 1648: School Bus Safety
GENERAL BILL by Torres
School Bus Safety; Providing that a person using, operating, or driving a vehicle who passes a school bus on the side that children enter and exit while the school bus displays a stop signal commits reckless driving, rather than a moving violation; specifying that such violation is punished as reckless driving, rather than as a moving violation, etc.
Effective Date: 10/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Transportation (TR)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 3/3/2017 Senate • Filed
3/14/2017 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Transportation; Rules -SJ 209
3/15/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 209
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Criminal Justice
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SB 1648, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/3/2017 at 1:08 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1427 School Bus Safety Cortes Identical Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.172 Traffic to stop for school bus. Page 1 (pdf) 318.17 Offenses excepted. Page 2 (pdf) 318.18 Amount of penalties. Page 2 (pdf) 318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing. Page 3 (pdf) 318.21 Disposition of civil penalties by county courts. Page 4 (pdf) 395.4036 Trauma payments. Page 4 (pdf)