HB1610 • 2026

Education - School Bus - Fire Safety Standards

Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Delegate Kerr
Last action: 2026-02-17
Official status: In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Education - School Bus - Fire Safety Standards

Repealing the requirement that a school bus be constructed with materials that enable it to meet all criteria of the school bus seat upholstery fire block test established by the National School Transportation specifications and procedures adopted by the most recent National Congress on School Transportation.

What This Bill Does

Repealing the requirement that a school bus be constructed with materials that enable it to meet all criteria of the school bus seat upholstery fire block test established by the National School Transportation specifications and procedures adopted by the most recent National Congress on School Transportation.

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Bill History

2026-02-17 House
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Education - School Bus - Fire Safety Standards

Official Summary Text

Repealing the requirement that a school bus be constructed with materials that enable it to meet all criteria of the school bus seat upholstery fire block test established by the National School Transportation specifications and procedures adopted by the most recent National Congress on School Transportation.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1610
R6, F1 6lr3634
CF SB 968
By: Delegate Kerr
Introduced and read first time: February 17, 2026
Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Education – School Bus – Fire Safety Standards 2

FOR the purpose of repealing the requirement that a school bus be constructed with certain 3
materials that enable it to meet certain criteria established by the Nation al School 4
Transportation specifications and procedures adopted by the most recent National 5
Congress on School Transportation; and generally relating to school bus fire safety 6
standards. 7

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
Article – Education 9
Section 7–808 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 12

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14

Article – Education 15

7–808. 16

(a) In this section, “school bus” has the meaning stated in § 11 –153 of the 17
Transportation Article. 18

(b) [A school bus shall be constructed with materials that enable it to meet all the 19
criteria of the school bus seat upholstery fire block test established by the National School 20
Transportation specifications and procedures adopted at the most recent National Congress 21
on School Transportation. 22

(c)] The Motor Vehicle Administration, with the advice of the Department, shall 23
adopt regulations to promote fire safety standards of school buses. 24

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 25
1, 2026. 26
2 HOUSE BILL 1610