2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB430: AN ACT relating to school transportation and declaring an emergency.

Legislative Summary

Amend KRS 189.540 to authorize the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to require regular instruction of pupils in school bus safety; allow a school district to obtain an exemption from any school bus safety instruction requirement if the district transports 48 or fewer pupils in the district's gross average daily attendance of transported pupils; require exempted districts to develop and implement a school bus safety instruction policy.

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Bill History

2/11/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 28, 2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
received in Senate
Senate
3/6/2025
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
3/7/2025
to Education (S)
Senate
3/11/2025
taken from Education (S)
Senate
3/11/2025
1st reading
Senate
3/11/2025
returned to Education (S)
Senate
3/12/2025
taken from Education (S)
Senate
3/12/2025
2nd reading
Senate
3/12/2025
returned to Education (S)
Senate
3/13/2025
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Senate
3/27/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 27, 2025
Senate
3/27/2025
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Senate
3/27/2025
received in House
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
to Rules (H)
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
passed 100-0
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
delivered to Governor
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 151)
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Committee Substitute

House Committee Substitute 1

Not Adopted

Senate Committee Substitute

Senate Committee Substitute 1

Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment

Senate Committee Amendment 1

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS# 343
3/28/2025
100
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 scta1 RSN# 3596
3/27/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS# 160
3/5/2025
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/1/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197022.1 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197032.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197022.0 KB
Chaptered
Bill Text1/1/197028.4 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image4/3/202542.4 KB