License restrictions for minors; prohibition on use of handheld personal communications devices. (HB1846)
Introduced By
Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield)
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
License restrictions for minors; use of handheld personal communications devices. Clarifies that the prohibition on the use of a handheld personal communications device or other wireless communications device by the holder of a provisional driver's license applies regardless of whether or not the device is being used for communication purposes. The bill exempts the use of such device's applications for solely navigation purposes and global positioning systems, provided that the driver does not enter information into or manually manipulate the device or system while operating the vehicle. Read the Bill »
Status
01/21/2021: passed committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101770D |
| 01/07/2021 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 01/12/2021 | Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Innovations and General Topics |
| 01/19/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 01/21/2021 | Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/22/2021 | Read first time |
| 01/25/2021 | Passed by for the day |
| 01/26/2021 | Passed by for the day |
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