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Last action · January 9, 2025
To Transportation (S)

Introduced January 7, 2025

Senate
Adjourned Sine Die
2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to bus safety.

Short title: Ally's Law

Amend KRS 156.153 to define "danger zone"; direct the Department of Education to consider requiring the installation of school bus sensors and interior cameras on new school buses purchased on or after July 1, 2026; direct the department to promulgate administrative regulations; require the department to submit a report on the availability and effectiveness of school bus sensors to the Legislative Research Commission by June 30, 2026; amend KRS 156.990, 160.380, and 189.540 to conform; amend KRS 281.635 to encourage cities to install safety sensors in city buses; provide that part of the Act may be cited as Ally's Law.

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This bill, called Ally's Law, directs Kentucky's Department of Education to study and consider requiring safety sensors and interior cameras on new school buses purchased starting July 1, 2026. The department must report to the state legislature by June 30, 2026, on whether these technologies are available and effective. It also encourages cities to install similar safety sensors on city buses. Who it may affect: students who ride school buses, parents, school districts, and city transit riders.

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Legislative History

Jan 7, 2025 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Jan 7, 2025 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Jan 9, 2025 · Senate
To Transportation (S)

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David Yates

Senator · Senate District 037

Primary sponsor
David.Yates@kylegislature.gov

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