North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1204: Require Seat Belts on School Buses.
Status: In committee, May 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act to require seat belts at all designated seating positions on school buses and activity buses purchased, leased, or rented by public school units and private schools.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE SEAT BELTS AT ALL DESIGNATED SEATING POSITIONS ON SCHOOL BUSES AND ACTIVITY BUSES PURCHASED, LEASED, OR RENTED BY PUBLIC SCHOOL UNITS AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 115C-240(c) reads as rewritten: "(c) The State Board of Education shall from time to time adopt such rules and regulations with reference to the construction, equipment, color, and maintenance of school buses, the number of pupils who may be permitted to ride at the same time upon any bus, and the age and qualifications of drivers of school buses as it shall deem to be desirable for the purpose of promoting safety in the operation of school buses. Every school bus that is capable of operating on diesel fuel shall be capable of operating on diesel fuel with a minimum biodiesel concentration of B-20, as defined in G.S. 143-58.4. No school bus shall be operated for the transportation of pupils unless such bus is constructed and maintained as prescribed in such regulations and is equipped with adequate heating facilities, a standard signaling device for giving due notice that the bus is about to make a turn, an alternating flashing stoplight on the front of the bus, an alternating flashing stoplight on the rear of the bus, and …
Sponsors
- Greenfield, Julia (D, 100) · primary sponsor
- Willis, David (R, 68) · primary sponsor
- Logan, Carolyn G. (D, 101) · primary sponsor
- Goodwin, Edward C. (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Clark, Tracy (D, 57)
- Jackson, Frances (D, 45)
- Morey, Marcia (D, 30)
Latest actions
- : Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: CHARTER SCHOOLS, BUDGETING, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, EDUCATION, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, KINDERGARTEN, BUSES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Common questions
- What is H1204?
- H1204 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Require Seat Belts on School Buses.
- What does H1204 do?
- In its own words: An act to require seat belts at all designated seating positions on school buses and activity buses purchased, leased, or rented by public school units and private schools.
- What is the status of H1204?
- In committee as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (May 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1204?
- Greenfield, Julia (D, 100), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1204?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1204
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