Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 1536 — TO WITHHOLD STATE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FROM A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEMS IN SCHOOL BUSES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

Last action — Died in House at Sine Die adjournment.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

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The bill allows for withholding a portion of state transportation funding from school districts that do not comply with requirements related to passenger restraint systems in school buses.

  • Arkansas Code § 6-19-130

    (g) If a school district does not place a proposal on the ballot for the next school election under subsection (e) of this section or elect to purchase, install, and maintain passenger restraint systems as specified in subsection (f) of this section, then twenty-five percent (25%) of the state transportation funding allocated to the school district shall be withheld until the school district either places a proposal on the ballot for the next school election or purchases, installs, and maintains passenger restraint systems for all newly purchased school buses.

    This addition enforces a penalty on school districts that fail to propose or implement passenger restraint systems.

Amendments

2 amendments

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Action History

  1. Died in House at Sine Die adjournment.

  2. Returned from the Senate having failed to pass.

  3. Returned to the House as Failed to Pass

  4. Read the third time and failed.

  5. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

  6. Re-referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE

  7. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  8. Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  9. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2

  10. Re-referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE

  11. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  12. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  13. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1

  14. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE

  15. Received from the House.

  16. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

  17. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

  18. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE

  19. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

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Not signed on (136)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1536?
HB 1536 is sponsored by Dave Wallace and Mark D. McElroy.
What is the current status of HB 1536?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 1536?
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