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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 669

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Relating to: warning lights on school buses. (FE)

Motor vehicle — Equipment

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a school bus must be equipped with a 360-degree flashing

white strobe light and either flashing red warning lights or flashing red and amber

warning lights. Under this bill, a school bus of model year 2005 or later must be

equipped with a 360-degree flashing white strobe light and flashing red and amber

warning lights. A school bus of model year 2004 or earlier must be equipped as

provided under current law.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Hansen (D)

14 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Berceau (D) , Brostoff (D) , Doyle (D) , Johnson (D) , Kahl (D) , Kremer (R) , Macco (R) , Pope (D) , Rohrkaste (R) , Skowronski (R) , Subeck (D) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R)

Full history

  1. Feb 1, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Hansen and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Macco, Kahl, Berceau, Brostoff, Johnson, Kremer, T. Larson, A. Ott, Pope, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Subeck and Thiesfeldt

  2. Feb 1, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs

  3. Mar 3, 2016 · Senate

    Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1