AB527Introduced in the Assembly
Authorizes the installation and use of school bus infraction detection systems on school buses. (BDR 43-421)
Introduced by Growth and Infrastructure
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to traffic laws; authorizing a school district to install and use a school bus infraction detection system on school buses to enforce certain provisions of law; requiring a peace officer of a traffic enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the location in which such school buses operate to review certain evidence detected by the school bus infraction detection system before a civil infraction citation is issued; establishing requirements relating to the issuance of a civil infraction citation based on evidence detected by a school bus infraction detection system; requiring the destruction of any photograph or recorded image produced by a school bus infraction detection system after a certain period of time; establishing certain requirements for a hearing relating to a civil infraction citation issued for a violation detected by a school bus infraction detection system; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Chapter 306. (Effective July 1, 2025)
June 6, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · May 23, 2025
15
Yes
5
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
How would you vote on this bill?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | No |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | No |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | Yes |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 322.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 39, Nays: 3.)
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 600.) To printer.
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 15, Nays: 5, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Senate Amendment No. 600 concurred in. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 306. (Effective July 1, 2025)
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