Committee restores older age/mileage limits for after‑school program buses

Feb 25, 2026

SB1951 amends thresholds for buses used in after‑school programs — returning service-life limits to 20 years / 300,000 miles — after testimony from Boys & Girls Clubs that the change will preserve service and reduce replacement costs.

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Senator Lowe said SB1951 is a corrective measure to return the statutory service-life and mileage thresholds for buses used in after-school programs to the levels in place prior to earlier changes. He described how prior revisions had created an inspection burden and reduced the useful life for buses used by after‑school providers.

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