AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION (Prohibits school committees from entering into a school bus service contract unless the contract provides for payments to school bus drivers, monitors and aids for one hundred and eighty (180) days or the length of the contracted for school year.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jul 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Mar 18, 2021
Signed Jul 9, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jul 1, 2021
How they voted
64–1
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 72
Jul 1, 2021
D
Democratic62
88% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Jul 9, 2021
Signed into law
07/09/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
07/01/2021 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 29, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/29/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Jun 10, 2021
Committee
06/10/2021 Referred to House Education
lower
Jun 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/08/2021 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 2, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/02/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 5, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/05/2021 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
legislature
May 5, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/05/2021 Committee recommended indefinite postponement
legislature
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced
03/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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