Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania SR401: A Resolution designating the week of October 19 through 23, 2026, as "School Bus Safety Week" in Pennsylvania.
Status: In committee, October 26, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Recognizing the week of October 19 through 23, 2026, as "School Bus Safety Week" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, October 26, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Recognizing the week of October 19 through 23, 2026, as "School Bus Safety Week" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, The Department of Transportation (PennDOT) participates in "National School Bus Safety Week" in conjunction with the National Association for Pupil Transportation; and WHEREAS, Motorists must stop at least 10 feet away from school buses that have their red lights flashing and stop arms extended; and WHEREAS, Motorists must stop when they are behind a school bus, meeting the bus or approaching an intersection where a bus is stopped; and WHEREAS, Motorists following or traveling alongside a school bus must also stop until the red lights have stopped flashing, the stop arm is withdrawn and all children have reached safety; and WHEREAS, If physical barriers such as grassy medians, guide rails or concrete median barriers separate oncoming traffic from the school bus, motorists in the opposing lanes may proceed without stopping; and WHEREAS, PennDOT provides helpful tips to motorists, parents and students to help ensure school bus safety; and WHEREAS, According to PennDOT, during the 2023-2024 school year, school buses throughout this Commonwealth traveled approximately 435 million miles transporting roughly 1.4 million students to and from school and school-related activities; and WHEREAS, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that, from 2015 through 2024, there were 962 fatal school-transportation-related traffic crashes, …
Sponsors
- Scott Martin (R, 13) · primary sponsor
- Judith Ward (R, 30)
- Culver, Lynda Schlegel (R, 27)
- Joseph Picozzi (R, 5)
- Rosemary Brown (R, 40)
- Nicholas Miller (R, 14)
- Lisa Boscola (D, 18)
- Lisa Baker (R, 20)
- Arthur Haywood (D, 4)
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, 24)
- Sharif Street (D, 3)
- Kristin Phillips-Hill (R, 28)
Latest actions
- : Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Oct. 26, 2026
Common questions
- What is SR401?
- SR401 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution designating the week of October 19 through 23, 2026, as "School Bus Safety Week" in Pennsylvania.
- What does SR401 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Recognizing the week of October 19 through 23, 2026, as "School Bus Safety Week" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of SR401?
- In committee as of October 26, 2026. Latest action: Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Oct. 26, 2026 (October 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR401?
- Scott Martin (R, 13), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR401?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sr401
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