File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Prior Year Introduction As: 
SB 103/09 - JPR
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Stone, Lenett, and Forehand
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
The Delegate John Arnick Electronic Communications Traffic Safety Act of 2010
 
Prohibiting a driver of a motor vehicle that is in motion from using
the driver's hands to use a handheld telephone except to initiate or
terminate a wireless call or to turn on or off the handheld phone;
providing that a violation of the Act may be enforced only as a
secondary violation; establishing penalties of $40 for a first offense
and $100 for a second offense; prohibiting a driver of a school
vehicle or a holder of an instructional permit or provisional driver's
license from using a handheld phone while driving; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 1/28
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 2/3
 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/15
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/16
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Laid Over (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
 - 3/17
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Committee Amendment Adopted
 -      Special Order 3/18 (Senator Stone) Adopted
 - 3/18
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Special Order later today (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
 -      Favorable with Amendments
 -      Special Order 3/19 (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
 - 3/19
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Special Order 3/22 (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
 - 3/22
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (25-21)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Adopted (26-20)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (15-31)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (17-29)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (15-30)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (14-31)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Brinkley) Rejected  (17-28)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (18-28)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (15-31)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (17-28)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Rejected (13-32)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Rejected (12-33)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (16-29)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (13-29)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (7-37)
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Stone) Adopted (43-0)
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/24
 - Third Reading Passed (24-23)
 - 4/6
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 3/23
 - First Reading Environmental Matters
 - 3/30
 - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/8
 - Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
 - 4/1
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/2
 - Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected  (29-106)
 -      Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected  (30-98)
 -      Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected
 -      Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected
 -      Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected
 -      Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected
 -      Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected  (37-99)
 -      Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected
 -      Motion vote previous question  (Delegate Davis) Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (125-14)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/20
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 538
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Drivers` Licenses
 - Fines -see also- Penalties
 - Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
 - Motor Vehicle Operation
 - Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
 - Safety -see also- Occupational Safety
 - School Buses
 - Telecommunications -see also- Telephones
 - Telephones
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Transportation
 - (
 21-1124.2 
)
 
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Available
 - Amendments:
 Senate
- Number: 233727/01     Offered on: March 22, 2010      at:
10:00 p.m.     Status: Rejected
 - Number: 333322/01     Offered on: March 22, 2010      at:
10:18 p.m.     Status: Rejected
 - Number: 533223/01     Offered on: March 22, 2010      at:
9:38 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 563821/01     Offered on: March 22, 2010      at:
10:06 p.m.     Status: Rejected
 - Number: 613823/01     Offered on: March 22, 2010      at:
10:22 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 643627/01     Offered on: March 22, 2010      at:
10:03 p.m.     Status: Rejected
 - Number: 653122/01     Offered on: March 22, 2010      at:
10:16 p.m.     Status: Rejected
 - Number: 693723/01     Offered on: March 22, 2010      at:
9:56 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 723025/01     Offered on: March 22, 2010      at:
9:52 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 723526/01     Offered on: March 22, 2010      at:
9:11 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 - Number: 803623/01     Offered on: March 22, 2010      at:
9:14 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 803623/03     Offered on: March 22, 2010      at:
9:21 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 933021/01     Offered on: March 22, 2010      at:
9:45 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 943227/01     Offered on: March 22, 2010      at:
9:37 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 963123/01     Offered on: March 22, 2010      at:
9:46 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 973527/01     Offered on: March 22, 2010      at:
9:27 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 998178/01     Offered on: March 17, 2010      at:
11:17 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
House 
- Number: 203624/01     Offered on: April 9, 2010       at:
12:59 p.m.     Status: Rejected
 - Number: 213622/01     Offered on: April 9, 2010       at:
1:03 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 313129/01     Offered on: April 9, 2010       at:
1:05 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 633426/01     Offered on: April 9, 2010       at:
12:56 p.m.     Status: Rejected
 - Number: 723521/01     Offered on: April 9, 2010       at:
1:09 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 833320/01     Offered on: April 9, 2010       at:
1:01 p.m.      Status: Rejected
 - Number: 903526/01     Offered on: April 9, 2010       at:
12:52 p.m.     Status: Rejected
 - Number: 913829/01     Offered on: April 9, 2010       at:
12:48 p.m.     Status: Rejected
 
- 
Committee Votes :
 
 Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
 
House 
- Environmental Matters
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 22, 2010: Favorable with Amendments Adopted  (25-21)
 - March 22, 2010: Floor Amendment (Mooney) {723526/1 Adopted  (26-20)
 - March 22, 2010: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {803623/1 Rejected  (15-31)
 - March 22, 2010: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {803623/3 Rejected  (17-29)
 - March 22, 2010: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {973527/1 Rejected  (15-30)
 - March 22, 2010: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {943227/1 Rejected  (14-31)
 - March 22, 2010: Floor Amendment (Brinkley) {533223/1 Rejected  (17-28)
 - March 22, 2010: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {963123/1 Rejected  (18-28)
 - March 22, 2010: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {723025/1 Rejected  (15-31)
 - March 22, 2010: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {693723/1 Rejected  (17-28)
 - March 22, 2010: Floor Amendment (Mooney) {233727/1 Rejected  (13-32)
 - March 22, 2010: Floor Amendment (Mooney) {643627/1 Rejected  (12-33)
 - March 22, 2010: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {563821/1 Rejected  (16-29)
 - March 22, 2010: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {653122/1 Rejected  (13-29)
 - March 22, 2010: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {333322/1 Rejected  (7-37)
 - March 22, 2010: Floor Amendment (Stone) {613823/1 Adopted  (43-0)
 - March 24, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (24-23)
 
House 
- April 2, 2010: Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {913829/1 Rejected  (29-106)
 - April 2, 2010: Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {903526/1 Rejected  (30-98)
 - April 2, 2010: Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {313129/1 Rejected  (37-99)
 - April 2, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (125-14)