File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 44/07
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Lenett
- Entitled:
-
Vehicle Laws - Use of Wireless Communication Devices While Driving -
Prohibitions
Prohibiting a driver of a specified school vehicle from using wireless
communication devices; prohibiting a holder of a learner's
instructional permit or provisional driver's license who is 18 years
or older from driving a motor vehicle while using wireless
communication devices; prohibiting a driver of a motor vehicle that is
in motion from using the driver's hands to use wireless communication
devices; providing exceptions to the prohibitions; providing that a
violation may only be enforced as a secondary action; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 8/10
- Pre-filed
- 1/9
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/16
- Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/11
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/12
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator Della) Adopted
- 3/13
- Favorable with Amendments
- Committee Amendment Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (23-22)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Della) Adopted (23-22)
- Special Order 3/14 (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
- Motion Reconsider Special Order (Senator Garagiola) Adopted
- Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment (Senator Della) (Senator Garagiola)
- Special Order 3/18 (Senator Garagiola) Adopted (23-22)
- 3/18
- Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment (Senator Della) Adopted (27-20)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Della) Rejected (22-25)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Astle) Rejected (10-37)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (21-25)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/20
- Third Reading Passed (26-21)
House Action
- 3/17
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 3/21
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/28
- Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
- Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
- Motor Vehicles -see also- Aband Veh; Ambulances; Buses; etc.
- Penalties
- Safety -see also- Occupational Safety
- School Buses
- Sunset
- Telecommunications -see also- Telephones
- Telephones
- Traffic Regulations
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
18-213.2
)
- Transportation
- (
21-1124 ,
21-1124.1
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
- Number: 233121/01 Offered on: March 18, 2008 at:
10:59 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 293329/02 Offered on: March 18, 2008 at:
11:11 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 483929/01 Offered on: March 18, 2008 at:
10:49 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 568775/02 Offered on: March 13, 2008 at:
11:28 a.m. Status: Special Ordered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 13, 2008: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (23-22)
- March 13, 2008: Floor Amendment (Della) {483929/1 Adopted (23-21)
- March 13, 2008: Motion Special Order until 3/18 (Garagiola) Adopted (23-22)
- March 18, 2008: Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment (Della) {483929/1 Adopted (27-20)
- March 18, 2008: Floor Amendment (Della) {483929/1 Rejected (22-25)
- March 18, 2008: Floor Amendment (Astle) {233121/1 Rejected (10-37)
- March 18, 2008: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {293329/2 Rejected (21-25)
- March 20, 2008: Third Reading Passed (26-21)
