File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Prior Year Introduction As:
HB 380/08 - ENV
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Stone, Forehand, Raskin, and Lenett
- Entitled:
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The Delegate John Arnick Electronic Communications Traffic Safety Act
Prohibiting a person from using a text messaging device to write or
send a text message while operating a motor vehicle in motion or in
the travel portion of the roadway; specifying exceptions for use of a
global positioning system, or text messaging to contact a 9-1-1
system; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 1/15
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/27
- Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/10
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/11
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator Harris) Adopted
- 3/12
- Favorable with Amendments
- Committee Amendment Adopted
- Special Order 3/13 (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
- 3/13
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (13-34)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) Rejected (16-31)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (7-39)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Stone) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/17
- Third Reading Passed (43-4)
- 4/8
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (40-7)
- Passed Enrolled
House Action
- 3/17
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 3/25
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 4/3
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed (133-2)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/7
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 194
Sponsored by:
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
- Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
- Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
- Motor Vehicles -see also- Aband Veh; Ambulances; Buses; etc.
- Penalties
- Safety -see also- Occupational Safety
- Telecommunications -see also- Telephones
- Telephones
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Transportation
- (
21-1124.1 ,
27-101
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
- Number: 188670/01 Offered on: March 12, 2009 at:
10:26 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 203829/01 Offered on: March 13, 2009 at:
11:55 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 403722/01 Offered on: March 13, 2009 at:
11:37 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 463122/01 Offered on: March 13, 2009 at:
11:39 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 663820/01 Offered on: March 13, 2009 at:
11:48 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 913726/01 Offered on: March 13, 2009 at:
11:34 a.m. Status: Rejected
House
- Number: 620117/01 Offered on: April 9, 2009 at:
10:50 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 13, 2009: Floor Amendment (Harris) {913726/1 Rejected (13-34)
- March 13, 2009: Floor Amendment (Zirkin) {463122/1 Rejected (16-31)
- March 13, 2009: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {663820/1 Rejected (7-39)
- March 17, 2009: Third Reading Passed (43-4)
- April 8, 2009: Third Reading Passed (40-7)
House
- April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed (133-2)
