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SB 1951 Pub

School Transportation - As enacted, authorizes a school bus that is used exclusively to transport students from school to an after-school program to be used until the bus reaches the 20th year from the in-service date of the bus, or until the bus accumulates 300,000 miles of recorded travel, whichever occurs later; requires the owner of a bus that reaches the later of 20 years of service or 300,000 miles of recorded travel to, at the conclusion of the school year, discontinue use of, or replace, the bus; requires certain notice to, and inspections by, the commissioner for certain buses. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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22 actions
  1. Apr 6, 2026 lower
    Pub. Ch. 656
  2. Apr 6, 2026 lower
    Effective date(s) 04/13/2026
  3. Apr 1, 2026 lower
    Returned by Governor without signature.
  4. Mar 20, 2026 lower
    Transmitted to Governor for action.
  5. Mar 19, 2026 lower
    Signed by H. Speaker
  6. Mar 18, 2026 upper
    Signed by Senate Speaker
  7. Mar 17, 2026 lower
    Enrolled and ready for signatures
  8. Mar 16, 2026 lower
    Subst. for comp. HB.
  9. Mar 16, 2026 lower
    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0647)
  10. Mar 16, 2026 lower
    Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1
  11. Mar 5, 2026 lower
    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  12. Mar 2, 2026 lower
    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0541)
  13. Mar 2, 2026 upper
    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
  14. Mar 2, 2026 lower
    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
  15. Feb 27, 2026 lower
    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026
  16. Feb 25, 2026 upper
    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
  17. Feb 18, 2026 lower
    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 2/25/2026
  18. Feb 18, 2026 lower
    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026
  19. Feb 11, 2026 lower
    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/18/2026
  20. Feb 2, 2026 upper
    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
  21. Jan 22, 2026 lower
    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
  22. Jan 21, 2026 lower
    Filed for introduction
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