25RS SB 31

Actions

Last Action	01/07/25: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to bus safety.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	957
Sponsor	D. Yates
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 156.153 to define "danger zone"; direct the Department of Education to consider requiring the installation of school bus sensors and interior cameras on new school buses purchased on or after July 1, 2026; direct the department to promulgate administrative regulations; require the department to submit a report on the availability and effectiveness of school bus sensors to the Legislative Research Commission by June 30, 2026; amend KRS 156.990, 160.380, and 189.540 to conform; amend KRS 281.635 to encourage cities to install safety sensors in city buses; provide that part of the Act may be cited as Ally's Law.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - School bus sensors and interior cameras, consideration Safety - Department of Education, school bus sensors, consideration Transportation - School bus sensors, consideration Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Department of Education, school bus sensors and interior cameras, design Cities - City bus sensors, consideration of use, encouragement Reports Mandated - Department of Education, school bus sensor technology findings Short Titles and Popular Names - Ally's Law