File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 424
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Malone, Kach, F. Turner, Bobo, Cane, Carr, Glenn, Holmes, Kipke,
Niemann, S. Robinson, Stein, Weir, and Wilson
- Entitled:
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Motor Vehicles - Use of Text Messaging Device While Driving - Prohibited Acts
Prohibiting a person from using a text messaging device to read a text
message while operating a motor vehicle; clarifying that a specified
prohibition against a person using a text messaging device to write,
send, or read a text message while operating a motor vehicle includes
a prohibition against writing, sending, or reading an electronic
message; and repealing a provision of law that applies the text
messaging prohibition to an operator of a motor vehicle only if the
motor vehicle is in motion.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/28
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/2
- Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/28
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 3/1
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/3
- Third Reading Passed (115-23)
- 3/31
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/4
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/1
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/30
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/31
- Third Reading Passed (36-10)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/19
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 472
Sponsored by:
- Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
- Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
- Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
- Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
- Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
- Delegate Shane Robinson, District 39
- Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
- Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
- Delegate C. T. Wilson, District 28
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
- Motor Vehicle Operation
- Safety -see also- Occupational Safety
- Telecommunications -see also- Telephones
- Telephones
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Transportation
- (
21-1124.1
)
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:
House
- Number: 370314/01 Offered on: March 1, 2011 at:
10:17 a.m. Status: Adopted
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Committee Votes :
House
- Environmental Matters
Senate
- Judicial Proceedings
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 3, 2011: Third Reading Passed (115-23)
Senate
- March 31, 2011: Third Reading Passed (36-10)