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CS/HB 21: School Buses/Safety Belts

GENERAL BILL by Education/K-12 ; Chestnut ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ogles ; Gay ; Detert ; Frankel ; Logan ; Casey ; Dennis ; Brown ; Constantine ; Stafford ; Fasano ; Ritter ; Levine ; Effman ; Merchant ; Warner ; Greenstein ; Murman ; Byrd ; Jacobs ; Boyd ; Bitner ; Crist ; Hill ; Wiles ; Peaden ; Smith ; Stansel ; Bloom ; Bush

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

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
 Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Died in Committee on Education, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1837 (Ch. 99-316)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/17/1998 House • Prefiled
11/20/1998 House • Referred to Education/K-12 (AEC); Judiciary (CJC); Education Appropriations (FRC)
1/22/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Education/K-12 (AEC), 02/03/99, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall
2/3/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Education/K-12 (AEC)
2/19/1999 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113
2/23/1999 House • Now in Judiciary (CJC)
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Education/K-12 (AEC); Judiciary (CJC); Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00021; On Committee agenda-- Education/K-12 (AEC), 02/03/99, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall; Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Education/K-12 (AEC) -HJ 00105; CS read first time on 03/02/99 -HJ 00091; Pending review of CS under Rule 113; Now in Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00105
3/16/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (CJC), 03/18/99, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
3/18/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00385
3/23/1999 House • Now in Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00385
4/14/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations (FRC), 04/16/99, 9:30 am, 212K
4/16/1999 House • Comm. Action:-Favorable with 5 amendment(s) by Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00749
4/19/1999 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00749
4/21/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Retained on Calendar
4/22/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00784; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00784; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00784; Read third time -HJ 00785; CS passed as amended; YEAS 97 NAYS 16 -HJ 00785
4/22/1999 Senate • In Messages
4/26/1999 Senate • Received, referred to Education; Transportation; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00889
4/30/1999 Senate • Died in Committee on Education, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 1837 (Ch. 99-316)