Handheld personal communications devices; holding devices while driving a motor vehicle. (SB160)
Introduced By
Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)
Progress
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Description
Holding handheld personal communications devices while driving a motor vehicle. Prohibits any person from holding a handheld personal communications device while driving a motor vehicle. Current law prohibits (i) the reading of any email or text message and manually entering letters or text in such a device as a means of communicating and (ii) holding a personal communications device while driving in a work zone. The bill expands the exemptions to include handheld personal communications devices that are being held and used (a) as an amateur radio or a citizens band radio or (b) for official Department of Transportation or traffic incident management services. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021. This bill incorporates SB 136 and SB 944 and is identical to HB 874. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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12/19/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100741D |
12/19/2019 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
01/23/2020 | Reported from Transportation with substitute (12-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
01/23/2020 | Incorporates SB136 (Stuart) |
01/23/2020 | Incorporates SB944 (Saslaw) |
01/23/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20106310D-S1 |
01/27/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2020 | Read second time |
01/28/2020 | Reading of substitute waived |
01/28/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20106310D-S1 |
01/28/2020 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB160S1 |
01/29/2020 | Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
02/03/2020 | Read first time |
02/03/2020 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
02/11/2020 | Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles |
02/17/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB160S1) |
02/17/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) |
02/20/2020 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
02/20/2020 | Reported from Transportation with substitute (18-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20108445D-H1 |
02/21/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB160H1) |
02/24/2020 | Read second time |
02/25/2020 | Read third time |
02/25/2020 | Committee substitute agreed to 20108445D-H1 |
02/25/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB160H1 |
02/25/2020 | Passed House with substitute (69-Y 29-N) |
02/25/2020 | VOTE: Passage (69-Y 29-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2020 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2020 | Title replaced 20108445D-H1 |
03/03/2020 | Enrolled |
03/03/2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB160ER) |
03/03/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB160ER) |
03/03/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
03/04/2020 | Signed by President |
03/12/2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
03/12/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
03/31/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 543 (effective 1/1/21) |
03/31/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0543) |