In the Senate since February 18, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 235
AN ACT CONCERNING DRIVER EDUCATION AND STUDENT SAFETY.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To (1) permit a student to choose the gender of such student's driving instructor prior to behind-the-wheel instruction, (2) require vehicles used by a drivers' school to be equipped with an electronic monitoring system and an audio or video monitoring system, and (3) provide behind-the-wheel instruction in how to respond to a traffic stop by a law enforcement officer.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 18 to April 7, 2026, 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 action9 actions on 6 days
In the SenateFrom Feb 18
Transportation CommitteeFeb 18 to Mar 1626 days
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 Senate Feb 18 – Mar 16
- Feb 18Introduced and sent to Transportation Committee
- Feb 19Heard in Transportation Committee
- Mar 16Transportation Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 9 actions, as published
- Feb 18REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 19PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 16Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 19FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 30REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 7FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 7SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 7FILE NO.Both houses