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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)

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    5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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