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1997 SESSION

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HB 1985 Using earphones while driving.

Introduced by: Samuel A. Nixon, Jr. (by request) | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Using earphones while driving. Allows use of noise cancellation-devices while driving vehicles with gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or more.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 978213384  pdf
• 01/30/97  House: Printed as engrossed 978213384-E  pdf
• 02/12/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1985ER)  pdf
• 03/07/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0036)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 978213384
• 01/10/97  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 01/16/97  House: Assigned to Tra. sub-committee: 1
• 01/28/97  House: Reported from Tra. w/amd. (21-Y 1-N)
• 01/29/97  House: Read first time
• 01/30/97  House: Read second time
• 01/30/97  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/30/97  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/30/97  House: Printed as engrossed 978213384-E
• 01/31/97  House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N)
• 01/31/97  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N)
• 01/31/97  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/03/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 4-N)
• 02/03/97  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/06/97  Senate: Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/97  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/97  Senate: Read third time
• 02/10/97  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1985ER)
• 02/18/97  House: Enrolled
• 02/18/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/19/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/97  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 36 (effective 7/1/97)
• 03/07/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0036)