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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
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Transportation (TR)
  3. Rules (RC)



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5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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