New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1209: relative to child safety at school bus stops.
Status: Failed, March 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to school bus stops. Rep. Newell, Ches. 4 COMMITTEE: Transportation ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires school districts, school bus operators, and bus drivers to locate stops and conduct operations in a manner that prevents students from crossing traffic lanes when boarding or exiting school buses. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter re.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to school bus stops. Rep. Newell, Ches. 4 COMMITTEE: Transportation ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires school districts, school bus operators, and bus drivers to locate stops and conduct operations in a manner that prevents students from crossing traffic lanes when boarding or exiting school buses. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2662 06/07 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to school bus stops. 265:57-a Prohibition on Crossing Traffic at School Bus Stops. Each school district and school bus operator shall ensure that school bus stops are located so that boarding and exiting students do not cross any lane of traffic. Bus drivers …
Sponsors
- Samantha Jacobs (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Jodi Newell (D, 4)