Establishes crimes of operating school bus with suspended or revoked driving privileges and being involved in accident causing bodily injury; permanently prohibits passenger and school bus CDL endorsements for persons convicted of those crimes.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2016
Committee Review
Jan 2018
General Assembly Passage
Sep 2016
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2016
Last action Jan 8, 2018
Floor votes · General Assembly Sep 29, 2016
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jan 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0)
legislature
Jan 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
legislature
Jan 5, 2018
Committee
Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
legislature
Oct 5, 2016
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
legislature
Sep 29, 2016
General Assembly · Passed
General Assembly Vote: pass (69-0-7)
general assembly
Sep 29, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Passed Assembly (72-0-0)
legislature
Sep 19, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
legislature
Jan 27, 2016
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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