HB 1856 Reported from Committee
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.
Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted
Apr 6, 2026 · House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 656
Mar 16, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added.
Mar 16, 2026 · House
Comp. SB subst.
Mar 12, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026
Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026
Mar 10, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/10/2026
Mar 3, 2026 · House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee
Feb 25, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/3/2026
Feb 25, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added.
Feb 2, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
Feb 2, 2026 · House
P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee
Jan 22, 2026 · House
Intro., P1C.
Jan 21, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction