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HB 1427: School Bus Safety

GENERAL BILL by Cortes, J.

School Bus Safety; Provides that person driving vehicle that passes school bus on side children enter/exit while bus displays stop signal commits reckless driving; provides penalties.

Effective Date: 10/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/7/2017 House • Filed
    • Introduced -HJ 144
    3/10/2017 House • Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 352
    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 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 431
    3/22/2017 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 431
    5/5/2017 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

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  • HB 1427, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/7/2017 at 1:03 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1648 School Bus Safety Torres Identical Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Criminal Justice

    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 3 (pdf)
    318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing. Page 4 (pdf)
    318.21 Disposition of civil penalties by county courts. Page 5 (pdf)
    395.4036 Trauma payments. Page 5 (pdf)

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