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Consider/Approve that D'Hanis Independent School District Budget does not permit compliance with Senate Bill 546 mandating seat belts for every seat on every school bus through the purchase of new buses or the retrofitting of existing buses.
Presented in: D'HANIS ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-05-18
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Action on Consider/Approve that D'Hanis Independent School District Budget does not permit compliance with Senate Bill 546 mandating seat belts for every seat on every school bus through the purchase of new bus”
TU
Tina Upchurch
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
RW
Roy Wilson
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
WS
William Schlortt
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
JR
Jp Reinhart Jr
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
TK
Teresa Koch
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
BR
Bj Rodriguez
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
IV.C. Consider/Approve that D'Hanis Independent School District Budget does not permit compliance with Senate Bill 546 mandating seat belts for every seat on every school bus through the purchase of new buses or the retrofitting of existing buses.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). 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).