School Transportation - As enacted, authorizes a school bus that is used exclusively to transport students from school to an after-school program to be used until the bus reaches the 20th year from the in-service date of the bus, or until the bus accumulates 300,000 miles of recorded travel, whichever occurs later; requires the owner of a bus that reaches the later of 20 years of service or 300,000 miles of recorded travel to, at the conclusion of the school year, discontinue use of, or replace, the bus; requires certain notice to, and inspections by, the commissioner for certain buses. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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History

1. 2026
   1. Apr 6Pub. Ch. 656Latest
   2. Apr 6Effective date(s) 04/13/2026
   3. Apr 1Returned by Governor without signature.
   4. Mar 20Transmitted to Governor for action.To Governor
   5. Mar 19Signed by H. SpeakerMajor
   6. Mar 18Signed by Senate SpeakerMajor
   7. Mar 17Enrolled and ready for signaturesMinor
   8. Mar 16Subst. for comp. HB.Major
      • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   9. Mar 16Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0647)Minor
   10. Mar 16Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1Passed House
   11. Mar 5Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
   12. Mar 2Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0541)
       • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/2/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   13. Mar 2Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0Passed Senate
   14. Mar 2Engrossed; ready for transmission to HouseMinor
   15. Feb 27Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026
   16. Feb 25Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
       • Vote recorded SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/25/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   17. Feb 18Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 2/25/2026
   18. Feb 18Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026
   19. Feb 11Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/18/2026
   20. Feb 2Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education CommitteeMinor
   21. Jan 22Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
   22. Jan 21Filed for introductionIntroduced