S1061 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Provides that all passengers of school buses must wear seat belts; exempts school bus attendants and others acting in a supervisory capacity from such requirement; requires that drivers announce "Everybody fasten your seat belts" before a school bus is placed in motion; empowers the commissioner of education to enforce such provisions; assigns a school bus attendant to each special needs student unable to comply with the seat belt requirement.
- Title
- Requires passengers on school buses equipped with seat belts to wear such belts when the bus is in motion
- Type
- New York State Senate bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Senate Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Transportation
- Introduced
- 2025-01-07
- Same as
- A7254
- Law section
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
Sponsors
- José M. Serrano State Senator, District 29
Heard in committee
- Transportation NY State Senate committee
Same as
- A7254 (2025-26 session) NY State bill