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SB 843: Vehicles: school pupil transportation: advisory committee.

California · Senate · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified February 3, 2026

What SB 843 does, verified February 3, 2026

This bill aims to amend the vehicle code to improve school pupil transportation safety. The California Highway Patrol would adopt reasonable rules and regulations to promote safe operation of schoolbuses and commercial motor vehicles. An advisory committee would assist in developing and adopting these regulations. The committee would be expanded to include 2 representatives from low-income communities to provide diverse perspectives. This expansion would help ensure that the needs of all communities are considered when developing transportation safety regulations.

Bill journey
IntroducedComplete
2In CommitteeCurrent
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. (2026-02-02)Alert me
Recent actions5 total · showing 5
Feb. 02, 2026Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Mar. 12, 2025Referred to Com. on TRANS.
Feb. 24, 2025From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
Feb. 24, 2025Read first time.
Feb. 21, 2025Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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