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Senate approves task force to review school bus safety after floor debate on electric buses
Summary
The New York State Senate passed Senate print 3071A on May 2, 2025, establishing a task force to review state laws, regulations and programs affecting school bus safety. The measure passed with 61 recorded "aye" votes after floor questions about electric school-bus safety and equipment uptime.
The New York State Senate on May 2 passed Senate print 3071A, a bill to create a task force charged with reviewing existing state laws, regulations and programs affecting school bus safety, sponsor Senator Sanders said on the floor. The Senate recorded 61 "aye" votes and approved the bill.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Sanders, told colleagues the measure grew out of a fatal 2019 school-bus accident that killed a 7-year-old in his district. "We also should have a way of looking at not just that accident, but any type of accidents. How do we ensure that we don't have this tragedy ever again?" Sanders said, describing the task…
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