Maryland Senate Bill 724

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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]

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.

Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts

Sen. Joanne Benson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-01	Senate	Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-31	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

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

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0724?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0724f.pdf