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2025R: HB1536

TO WITHHOLD STATE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FROM A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEMS IN SCHOOL BUSES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

Latest action: Died in House at Sine Die adjournment.

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Sponsor	Role
M. McElroy	lead
D. Wallace	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Feb 20, 2025, 9:18 a.m. CT	House	Filed
Feb 20, 2025, 4:27 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE
Feb 25, 2025, 10:51 a.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Feb 26, 2025, 2:23 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Feb 26, 2025, 5:36 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Feb 26, 2025, 5:36 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE
Mar 11, 2025, 2:10 p.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Mar 11, 2025, 2:10 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 11, 2025, 4:14 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 11, 2025, 4:14 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE
Mar 17, 2025, 8:03 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2
Mar 17, 2025, 8:03 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 17, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 17, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE
Mar 17, 2025, 6:59 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Mar 19, 2025, 5:52 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and failed. ·
Mar 19, 2025, 5:53 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as Failed to Pass
Mar 20, 2025, 9:04 a.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate having failed to pass.
May 5, 2025, 8:46 a.m. CT	House	Died in House at Sine Die adjournment.

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Feb 25, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Public Transportation Committee Meeting · Big Mac, Room B	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 26, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 3, 2025, 3:30 p.m. CT	Senate Public Transport Tech and Leg Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 10, 2025, 3:30 p.m. CT	Senate Public Transport Tech and Leg Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 11, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 17, 2025, 3:30 p.m. CT	Senate Public Transport Tech and Leg Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 19, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by D. Wallace, filed Mar 6, 2025, 10:58 a.m. CT; S2 (Senate) by D. Wallace, filed Mar 14, 2025, 4:17 p.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	D. Wallace	Mar 6, 2025, 10:58 a.m. CT
S2	Senate	D. Wallace	Mar 14, 2025, 4:17 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Mar 17, 2025, 6:59 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass · House · Feb 25, 2025, 10:51 a.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 651

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 5:52:32 PM · arkleg

4Yea

25Nay

5Not voting

0Present

1Excused

Yea (4)

Nay (25)

Excused (1)

Tyler Dees (R)

Not voting (5)

House · RCS 340

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 2:23:35 PM · arkleg

68Yea

9Nay

13Not voting

10Present

0Excused

Yea (68)

Nay (9)

Present (10)

Not voting (13)

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