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2013 SESSION

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SB 1005 Handheld personal communications devices; using while driving on bridge or tunnel, primary offense.

Introduced by: Jeffrey L. McWaters | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Use of a handheld personal communications device while driving. Makes using a handheld personal communication device while driving on a bridge or in a tunnel a primary offense. All other offenses involving the use of a handheld personal communication device while driving remain secondary offenses. The bill also increases the penalty for causing an accident because of the use of a handheld personal communications device while driving on a bridge or in a tunnel to $150 for a first offense and $250 for a second or subsequent offense.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/13  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100467D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/01/13  Senate: Printed as engrossed 13100467D-E  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/13  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100467D
• 01/08/13  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 01/16/13  Senate: Reported from Transportation (11-Y 2-N)
• 01/18/13  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/13  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/22/13  Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
• 01/22/13  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 01/30/13  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 5-N)
• 02/01/13  Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/13  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/01/13  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/01/13  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1005E
• 02/01/13  Senate: Printed as engrossed 13100467D-E
• 02/01/13  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/13  Senate: Defeated by Senate (18-Y 21-N)