AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - PUPIL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES ("Pupil Transportation Vehicle" to be and constructed to seat not more than ten (10) passengers including the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2023
Last action Jun 6, 2023
Floor votes · House May 18, 2023
How they voted
72–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 74
May 18, 2023
D
Democratic64
96% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 6, 2023
Committee
06/06/2023 Referred to Senate Education
upper
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
05/18/2023 House read and passed
lower
May 11, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/11/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 8, 2023
Committee
02/08/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 6, 2023
Introduced
01/06/2023 Introduced, referred to House Education
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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