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SB 1951 Passed

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 withdrawn.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