S 1061 NY

Requires passengers on school buses equipped with seat belts to wear such belts when the bus is in motion

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 8, 2025

Latest action (Jan 7, 2026) REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Summary

Provides that all passengers of school buses must wear seat belts; exempts school bus attendants and others acting in a supervisory capacity from such requirement; requires that drivers announce "Everybody fasten your seat belts" before a school bus is placed in motion; empowers the commissioner of education to enforce such provisions; assigns a school bus attendant to each special needs student unable to comply with the seat belt requirement.

Sponsor (1)

José M. Serrano Democratic · primary

Action history (2)

Jan 8, 2025 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION · upper
Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION · upper

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