l9n/ Connecticut

2007 Regular Session

House Bill 6955

AN ACT CONCERNING OPERATOR'S LICENSES BEARING A SCHOOL BUS ENDORSEMENT.

Became law as Public Act 07-224, signed July 6, 2007, 162 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require operators of student transportation vehicles other than school buses to undergo the same criminal history background check as school bus drivers, to prohibit the issuance of temporary licenses with school endorsements that could be issued prior to the completion of criminal history records checks and to prohibit persons from operating other student transportation vehicles with a temporary license, to require that the names of those persons seeking to be licensed as school bus drivers or operators of other student transportation vehicles be checked against the state child abuse registry prior to the issuance of such licenses, to require carriers to submit monthly lists of its employees who operate school buses or other student transportation vehicles to the Department of Motor Vehicles to be checked for the continuing validity of the operators' licenses and endorsements, and to subject school bus drivers and operators of other student transportation vehicles to random drug and alcohol testing.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

14 co-sponsors

David McCluskey, Joan A. Lewis, Felipe Reinoso, Chris Perone, Russell A. Morin, Richard O Belden, Ron Burns, Toni Boucher, Kevin D. Witkos, Carlo Leone, Claudia M. Powers, Tom F. Christiano, Gail K. Hamm, DebraLee Hovey

In the Senate

    11 co-sponsors

    Thomas J. Herlihy, Bob Duff, Paul R. Doyle, Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Gary D. LeBeau, Donald J. DeFronzo, Edward Meyer, Andrea L. Stillman, Mary Ann Handley, Edwin A. Gomes, Jonathan A. Harris

    Its course

    January 25 to July 6, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action40 actions on 21 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 25 to May 31126 days

    Education CommitteeJan 25 to Mar 1953 days

    Transportation CommitteeApr 11 to Apr 187 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 24 to Apr 306 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMay 2 to May 42 days

    In the SenateMay 31 to Jun 66 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 6 to Jun 2822 days

    With the GovernorJun 28 to Jul 68 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 31 · Adopted Jun 6

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 31 · Adopted Jun 6

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Jan 25 – May 31

    1. Jan 25Introduced and sent to Education Committee
    2. Feb 9Heard in Education Committee
    3. Mar 19Education Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 11Sent to Transportation Committee
    5. Apr 18Transportation Committee recommended it
    6. Apr 24Sent to Appropriations Committee
    7. Apr 30Appropriations Committee recommended it
    8. May 2Sent to Judiciary Committee
    9. May 4Judiciary Committee recommended it
    10. May 31The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    11. The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment B
    12. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendments A and B

    In the Senate May 31 – Jun 6

    1. May 31Sent to the Senate
    2. Jun 6The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendments A and B
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendments A and B

    To the Governor Jun 25 – Jul 6

    1. Jun 25Numbered Public Act 07-224
    2. Jun 28Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jul 6Signed by the Governor
    All 40 actions, as published
    1. Jan 25REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 9PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 19Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 29REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 4RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 4FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 4HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 4FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 11REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 18Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 18FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 19RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 19NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 19TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. Apr 24REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    17. Apr 30Joint FavorableBoth houses
    18. May 1FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    19. May 1RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    20. May 1NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    21. May 1TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    22. May 2REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    23. May 4Joint FavorableBoth houses
    24. May 7FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    25. May 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    26. May 7NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    27. May 7TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    28. May 31HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    29. May 31HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    30. May 31HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    31. May 31IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATEHouse of Representatives
    32. Jun 1FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    33. Jun 1SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    34. Jun 1FILE NO.Both houses
    35. Jun 6SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    36. Jun 6SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    37. Jun 6ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    38. Jun 25PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    39. Jun 28TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    40. Jul 6SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor