MD HB196 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 18 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-03-18 - Referred Judicial Proceedings
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 18 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-03-18 - Referred Judicial Proceedings
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the public school safety education program to include student instruction concerning school bus safety and the proper use of seat belts on school buses; requiring that school buses purchased after July 1, 2027, be equipped with 3-point seat belts that are accessible to passengers for every seat on the school bus; and prohibiting a civil action for damages based on a failure of the school bus operator to ensure that an occupant of a school bus was wearing a seat belt.
Title
Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 110 N: 31 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-18 | Senate | Referred Judicial Proceedings |
| 2024-03-18 | House | Third Reading Passed (110-31) |
| 2024-03-18 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-03-18 | House | Favorable with Amendments {943127/1 Adopted |
| 2024-03-16 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Hearing canceled (Environment and Transportation) |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
| 2024-01-10 | House | First Reading Environment and Transportation and Ways and Means |
| 2023-10-31 | House | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
SB724 (Crossfiled) 2024-02-01 - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Education
Equipment
Local Government Mandates
Motor Vehicle Operation
Public Schools
Reports
Safety
School Buses
Students
Time
Transportation
Vehicle Laws - Equipment and Inspections
Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Equipment
Local Government Mandates
Motor Vehicle Operation
Public Schools
Reports
Safety
School Buses
Students
Time
Transportation
Vehicle Laws - Equipment and Inspections
Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 7 | 410 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Transportation | 11 | 153 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Transportation | 11 | 173 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Transportation | 21 | 1118 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Transportation | 22 | 412 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Transportation | 22 | 412.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
