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HB 1907 Handheld personal communications devices; mandatory minimum fine when convicted of reckless driving.
Introduced by: Richard L. Anderson | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Driving while texting; primary offense; increased penalties. Provides that driving while texting is a traffic infraction punishable, for a first offense, by a fine of $125 and, for a second or subsequent offense, by a fine of $250. The current penalties are $20 for a first offense and $50 for a second or subsequent offense. The bill also increases the punishment of any person convicted of reckless driving to include a $250 mandatory minimum fine if the person was texting at the time of the reckless driving offense. The bill also changes the offense from a secondary offense (one that can only be charged when the offender is stopped for another, separate offense) to a primary offense. The bill also provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services shall make training on such offenses available to state and local law-enforcement agencies. The bill incorporates HB 1357, HB 1360, HB 1495, HB 1540, HB 1848, and HB 1883 and is identical to SB 1222.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103495D pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13104350D-H1 pdf
- 02/22/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1907ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/03/13 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1907ER2) pdf
- 04/03/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0752) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103495D
- 01/08/13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/17/13 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
- 01/28/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/13 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/13 House: Committee substitute printed 13104350D-H1
- 02/01/13 House: Incorporates HB1883
- 02/01/13 House: Incorporates HB1360
- 02/01/13 House: Incorporates HB1495
- 02/01/13 House: Incorporates HB1848
- 02/01/13 House: Incorporates HB1357
- 02/01/13 House: Incorporates HB1540
- 02/02/13 House: Read first time
- 02/04/13 House: Read second time
- 02/04/13 House: Committee substitute agreed to 13104350D-H1
- 02/04/13 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1907H1
- 02/05/13 House: Read third time and passed House (92-Y 4-N 2-A)
- 02/05/13 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 4-N 2-A)
- 02/06/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/13/13 Senate: Rereferred from Transportation (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/13 Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/15/13 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/18/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/13 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/13 Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
- 02/22/13 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1907ER)
- 02/23/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/25/13 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/02/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/03/13 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 1, 2 and 3 (80-Y 14-N 2-A)
- 04/03/13 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (80-Y 14-N 2-A)
- 04/03/13 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation #4 (86-Y 8-N 2-A)
- 04/03/13 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (86-Y 8-N 2-A)
- 04/03/13 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 4-N)
- 04/03/13 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/03/13 House: Reenrolled
- 04/03/13 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1907ER2)
- 04/03/13 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/03/13 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/03/13 House: Enacted, Chapter 752 (effective 7/1/13)
- 04/03/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0752)