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US HB7204
Bill
Status
1/22/2026
Primary Sponsor
Janelle Bynum
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AI Summary
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration must conduct a study on the benefits of requiring stop-arm safety cameras on U.S. schoolbuses, with findings and best practice recommendations published within 1 year of enactment
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Secretary of Transportation must establish a grant program within 18 months to increase stop-arm safety camera technology on schoolbuses
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State educational agencies are eligible to receive grants for purchasing new buses with cameras, retrofitting existing buses, and installing, maintaining, and repairing the technology
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Study recommendations must address data management and privacy safeguards, data sharing with law enforcement for traffic violation adjudication, and fee/revenue sharing structures for financially self-sustaining programs
Legislative Description
School Bus Stop-Arm Safety Camera Act
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
1/22/2026