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2019 SESSION
HB 1811 Handheld personal communications devices; prohibition on holding while driving.
Introduced by: Christopher E. Collins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Use of handheld personal communications devices while driving. Prohibits any person from holding a handheld personal communications device while driving a motor vehicle. Current law prohibits only the reading of any email or text message and manually entering letters or text in such a device as a means of communicating. The bill expands the exemptions to include handheld personal communications devices that are being held and used (i) as an amateur radio or a citizens band radio or (ii) for official Department of Transportation or traffic incident management services.
FULL TEXT
- 12/29/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101202D pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19106270D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/19 House: Conference substitute printed 19107720D-H2 pdf
AMENDMENTS
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HISTORY
- 12/29/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101202D
- 12/29/18 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/19 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/23/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/01/19 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 3-N)
- 02/01/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19106270D-H1
- 02/03/19 House: Read first time
- 02/04/19 House: Read second time
- 02/04/19 House: Committee substitute agreed to 19106270D-H1
- 02/04/19 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1811H1
- 02/05/19 House: Read third time and passed House (69-Y 27-N)
- 02/05/19 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (69-Y 27-N)
- 02/06/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/19 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/19 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/19 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/18/19 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/18/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/18/19 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 4-N)
- 02/19/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/19 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 95-N)
- 02/19/19 House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 95-N)
- 02/20/19 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/20/19 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/21/19 House: House acceded to request
- 02/21/19 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/19 House: Delegates: Collins, Bell, Robert B., Bourne
- 02/21/19 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/19 Senate: Senators: Stuart, Obenshain, Chafin
- 02/23/19 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/23/19 House: Conference substitute printed 19107720D-H2
- 02/23/19 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/23/19 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/23/19 House: Conference report rejected by House (45-Y 50-N)
- 02/23/19 House: VOTE: REJECTED (45-Y 50-N)
- 02/23/19 House: House requested second conference committee
- 02/23/19 House: Second conferees appointed by House
- 02/23/19 House: Delegates: Collins, Bell, Robert B., Bourne
- 02/24/19 House: No further action taken
- 02/24/19 House: Failed to pass in House