Bill > S03240

This bill prohibits school bus drivers from using hands-free mobile telephones while operating a school bus carrying students, with exceptions for emergencies, when the bus is legally parked off the highway for reasons other than picking up or dropping off students, and for communication devices like two-way radios used for dispatch or school district communication, which may be exempted by the Commissioner of Education in consultation with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. The bill amends existing law, specifically section 1225-c of the vehicle and traffic law, to add this new restriction and clarifies that the existing exceptions for emergency calls or official duties do not apply to school bus drivers under this new rule. The law will take effect 120 days after it becomes law, with state departments authorized to implement necessary regulations beforehand.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3240