MD SB724 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-01 - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibiting certain persons from allowing pupils to stand in a school bus while the school bus is in motion; requiring that school buses purchased after October 1, 2024, be equipped with seat belts that are accessible to passengers; requiring school buses in operation on October 1, 2024, to have seat belts installed that are accessible to passengers for every seat on the bus on or before October 1, 2026; prohibiting a person from operating a school bus unless the person and each occupant are restrained by a seat belt; etc.

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Title

Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-01SenateHearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-31SenateFirst Reading Judicial Proceedings

Same As/Similar To

HB196 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-18 - Referred Judicial Proceedings

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Education7410(n/a)See Bill Text
Transportation11153(n/a)See Bill Text
Transportation11173(n/a)See Bill Text
Transportation211118(n/a)See Bill Text
Transportation22412(n/a)See Bill Text
Transportation22412.3(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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