---
type: "Bill"
title: "School Transportation - As enacted, revises present law provisions relative to cameras on school buses and failing to stop upon approaching a school bus that has stopped on the highway. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8."
description: "School Transportation - As enacted, revises present law provisions relative to cameras on school buses and failing to stop upon approaching a school bus that has stopped on the highway. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1281"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1281 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["School Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Taylor"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6ed0ef0-7506-4aab-939f-422e4b04302f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1281&GA=113"
source_hash: "1f746c5693e4e12f22818cf8653b18d6a16b3b55486c0dba9cdf50730d26868c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 1281 (113) — School Transportation - As enacted, revises present law provisions relative to cameras on school buses and failing to stop upon approaching a school bus that has stopped on the highway. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0082** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0082.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0124** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0124.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1281.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/8/2023 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **81–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-15** Refer to Senate Transportation & Safety Committee
- **2023-02-15** Recalled from Senate Education Committee
- **2023-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-28** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-08** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/16/2023
- **2023-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-16** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0124)
- **2023-03-20** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 81, Nays 5, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0082) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-04-25** Pub. Ch. 179

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6ed0ef0-7506-4aab-939f-422e4b04302f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).