2014 Regular Session

House Bill 187

School buses; require use of seat belts on.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-41-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS REQUIRE ALL PASSENGERS TO WEAR SEAT BELTS WHENEVER THE BUS IS IN MOTION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-41-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO EQUIP SCHOOL BUSES WITH PROPERLY DESIGNED SEAT BELTS DURING THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR; TO REQUIRE ANY BUSES PURCHASED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AFTER JULY 1, 2014, TO BE EQUIPPED WITH SEAT BELTS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE; TO AMEND SECTION 63-2-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT EVERY SCHOOL BUS THAT IS PURCHASED NEW AFTER JULY 1, 2014, AND IS USED TO TRANSPORT PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GRADES PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH SEAT BELTS MEETING APPLICABLE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Its course

January 13 to February 4, 2014, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 4 · stopped22 days

EducationJan 13 to Feb 4 · stopped22 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Feb 4

Jan 13Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
Feb 4Died in committee in the House

All 2 actions, as published

Jan 13Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives