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AB561 • 2025
owner liability for illegally passing a school bus and providing a penalty
The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.
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Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Executive action taken
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government , Ayes 5, Noes 0
Available for scheduling
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government
Received from Assembly
Read a second time
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kaufert
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and passed
Ordered immediately messaged
Made a special order of business at 1:20 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13
Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Miresse added as coauthors
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
Executive action taken
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation , Ayes 6, Noes 0
Referred to committee on Rules
Public hearing held
Introduced by Representatives Kaufert , Maxey , Penterman , Gundrum , Sinicki , Palmeri , Goeben , Goodwin , Knodl , Dittrich , Murphy , Kreibich , Melotik and Behnke ; cosponsored by Senator Hutton
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
owner liability for illegally passing a school bus and providing a penalty Status: S - Available for Scheduling