SB221
School crossing zones; active times, locality may increase time preceding & following school hours.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 16, 2026
Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB221)
Chief Patron:
Michael Jones (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. School crossing zones; active times.
Authorizes a local governing body, by ordinance, to increase from 30 minutes to up to 60 minutes the period of time before and after regular school hours during which school crossing zones are active if it determines that children will be going to or from school during that period of ... (More) time. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103248D
- 01/09/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106103D-S1
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Transportation Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB221)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/09/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/20/2026 - House: Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy
- 02/20/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 02/25/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 03/03/2026 - House: Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/06/2026 - House: Passed by for the day
- 03/06/2026 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 03/09/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - House: Passed House (80-Y 15-N 0-A)
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB221ER)
- 03/13/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
- 03/16/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB221)
