Handheld personal communications devices; prohibition on holding while driving. (HB1811)
Introduced By
Del. Chris Collins (R-Winchester) with support from 8 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Paul Krizek (D-Alexandria), Del. Mike Mullin (D-Newport News), Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Bob Thomas (R-Stafford), Del. Michael Webert (R-Marshall)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Use of handheld personal communications devices while driving. Prohibits any person from holding a handheld personal communications device while driving a motor vehicle. Current law prohibits only the reading of any email or text message and manually entering letters or text in such a device as a means of communicating. The bill expands the exemptions to include handheld personal communications devices that are being held and used (i) as an amateur radio or a citizens band radio or (ii) for official Department of Transportation or traffic incident management services. Read the Bill »
Status
02/18/2019: Passed the Senate
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/29/2018 | Committee |
| 12/29/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101202D |
| 12/29/2018 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/11/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1811) |
| 01/14/2019 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 01/23/2019 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/23/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) |
| 02/01/2019 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/01/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19106270D-H1 |
| 02/03/2019 | Read first time |
| 02/04/2019 | Read second time |
| 02/04/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19106270D-H1 |
| 02/04/2019 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1811H1 |
| 02/05/2019 | Read third time and passed House (69-Y 27-N) |
| 02/05/2019 | VOTE: PASSAGE (69-Y 27-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1811H1) |
| 02/06/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/06/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/13/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2019 | Read third time |
| 02/18/2019 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/18/2019 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/18/2019 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/18/2019 | Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/19/2019 | Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 95-N) |
| 02/19/2019 | VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 95-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2019 | Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2019 | Senate requested conference committee |
| 02/21/2019 | Delegates: Collins, Bell, R.B., Bourne |
| 02/21/2019 | House acceded to request |
| 02/21/2019 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 02/21/2019 | Delegates: Collins, Bell, Robert B., Bourne |
| 02/21/2019 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/21/2019 | Senators: Stuart, Obenshain, Chafin |
| 02/23/2019 | VOTE: ADOPTION (45-Y 50-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2019 | C Amended by conference committee |
| 02/23/2019 | Conference substitute printed 19107720D-H2 |
| 02/23/2019 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2019 | Pending question ordered |
| 02/23/2019 | Conference report rejected by House (45-Y 50-N) |
| 02/23/2019 | VOTE: REJECTED (45-Y 50-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2019 | House requested second conference committee |
| 02/23/2019 | Second conferees appointed by House |
| 02/23/2019 | Delegates: Collins, Bell, Robert B., Bourne |
| 02/24/2019 | No further action taken |
| 02/24/2019 | Failed to pass in House |