School Bus Safety Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Mar 4, 2025
What it does
School Bus Safety Act of 2025 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue rules requiring school buses to have certain safety features. DOT must also establish a grant program to assist in the implementation of the requirements. Specifically, DOT must issue rules requiring school buses to include three-point safety belts for all seats, a fire suppression system which addresses engine fires, a firewall between the engine and passenger compartment that prevents hazardous quantities of gas or flames from passing through the firewall, increased performance standards for interior flammability and smoke emissions, an automatic emergency braking system, an event data…
Official summary · Introduced in House · Mar 4, 2025
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