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7.a • Action ItemsCADDO MILLS ISD (Hunt County)
Discussion and Possible Action on Senate Bill 546, which amended Transportation Code 547.701(f) and requires that all school buses transporting children be equipped with three-point seat belts for every passenger.
Presented in: CADDO MILLS ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-04-20
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Discussion and Possible Action on Senate Bill 546, which amended Transportation Code 547.701(f) and requires that all school buses transporting children be equipped with three-point seat belts for eve”
BS
Barry Stapleton
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
RT
Rueben Terry
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
CT
Chris Tillery
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
MS
Mark Sweeney
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
EH
Eddie Hall
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
DS
Dane Scoggins
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
NM
Nanette Mulkey
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
7.a. Discussion and Possible Action on Senate Bill 546, which amended Transportation Code 547.701(f) and requires that all school buses transporting children be equipped with three-point seat belts for every passenger.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).