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House requires annual inspections for every school bus to improve student safety
Summary
First substitute SB 40 changes Utah's school-bus inspection program from random sampling to an annual inspection requirement for each bus (while retaining random checks), with sponsor citing that roughly 1-in-5 tested buses have failed mechanical checks; the House passed the bill unanimously (74–0).
The House approved first substitute Senate Bill 40 to require that every vehicle used to transport students undergo a safety inspection each year, moving from a predominantly random-inspection model to an annual required inspection while maintaining random checks.
Representative Hutchings, the House sponsor, said the…
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