Handheld personal communications devices; prohibition on holding while driving. (SB1341)
Introduced By
Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland) with support from co-patrons Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon), and Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
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 »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104282D |
| 01/08/2019 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 01/17/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1341) |
| 01/23/2019 | Rereferred from Transportation (11-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/23/2019 | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
| 01/30/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/30/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19106056D-S1 |
| 02/01/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1341S1) |
| 02/04/2019 | Read second time |
| 02/04/2019 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/04/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19106056D-S1 |
| 02/04/2019 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1341S1 |
| 02/04/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2019 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/05/2019 | Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/08/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/08/2019 | Read first time |
| 02/08/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/08/2019 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 02/11/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) |
| 02/18/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2019 | Read second time |
| 02/20/2019 | Read third time |
| 02/20/2019 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/20/2019 | Engrossed by House as amended |
| 02/20/2019 | Passed House with amendment (70-Y 29-N) |
| 02/20/2019 | VOTE: PASSAGE (70-Y 29-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2019 | Delegates: Collins, Bell, R.B., Bourne |
| 02/21/2019 | House amendment rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2019 | House insisted on amendment |
| 02/21/2019 | House requested conference committee |
| 02/21/2019 | Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2019 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/21/2019 | Senators: Stuart, Chafin, Obenshain |
| 02/21/2019 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 02/21/2019 | Delegates: Collins, Bell, Robert B., Bourne |
| 02/23/2019 | VOTE: ADOPTION (40-Y 52-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2019 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2019 | Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2019 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2019 | C Amended by conference committee |
| 02/23/2019 | Conference substitute printed 19107730D-S2 |
| 02/23/2019 | Conference report rejected by House (40-Y 52-N) |
| 02/23/2019 | VOTE: REJECTED (40-Y 52-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 Senate |