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An Act creating a special commission to examine school bus safety

Filed by Paul W. Mark  ·  2 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S2861  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD3174

9 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-09-04SenateReferred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
2025-09-11SenateRules suspended
2025-09-11SenateReferred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
2025-12-11HouseHouse concurred
2026-03-19SenateReporting date extended to Friday July 31, 2026
2026-03-30JointHearing scheduled for 04/15/2026 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1
2026-04-15JointHearing rescheduled to 04/15/2026 from 10:00 AM-10:50 AM in B-1 . Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-05-28SenateBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
2026-07-01SenateCommittee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

1 committee vote

Public Safety and Homeland Security (J)  ·  2026-04-30 16:00  ·  Ought to pass

favorable · 6

no action · 1

Positions are the four the committee itself records. Reserving a right is not an abstention and no action is not an absence.

Public hearing

House Rule 27 counts its reporting deadline from the day a bill is heard.

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2026-04-15Public Safety and Homeland Security (J)B-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (J)
FavorablePublic Safety and Homeland Security (J)
FavorableRules (J)

Cosponsors

In the order filed.

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.