School Transportation - As enacted, prohibits a governmental entity or local board of education from extending the immunity to governmental tort liability to persons providing school-related transportation services to a local board of education; requires agreements to compel sufficient limits for tort liability exposures related to providing such services as evidenced by a certificate of insurance that has the local board of education listed as an additional insured. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 49 and Title 54.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 31, 2024
Signed Apr 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2024 · House Apr 11, 2024
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 18, 2024
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 29, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0885)
upper
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0683)
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/13/2024
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/13/2024
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/6/2024
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Becky Massey
RRepublican
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