HB416
School buses; use for public purposes by local governing bodies, insurance reimbursement.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 4, 2026
Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Chief Patron:
Elizabeth Guzman (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Use of school buses for public purposes by local governing bodies; insurance reimbursement.
Permits any local governing body that use school buses for certain public purposes pursuant to an agreement with a school board to reimburse the school board in full for the proportionate share of any insurance costs, both fixed and variable, of such buses incurred by such school board that are ... (More) attributable to the use of such buses pursuant to such agreement in lieu of the existing statutory requirement for such a local governing body to supply sufficient insurance for such school buses. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102152D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/23/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 01/23/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/27/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 01/28/2026 - House: Reported from Education (16-Y 5-N)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/02/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (66-Y 31-N 0-A)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
