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SB1768

Handheld personal communications devices; use while driving, etc.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Monty Mason (D)

Session:
2019 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Use of handheld personal communications devices; highway work zones; penalty.

Prohibits any person from holding a handheld personal communications device in his hand while driving a motor vehicle in a highway work zone, with certain exceptions. The bill provides that a violation is punishable by a mandatory fine of $250. Current law prohibits only the reading of an email or text message on the device and manually entering letters or text in the device as a means of communicating, with the same exceptions. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/18/2019 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 19104680D
  • 01/18/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
  • 01/23/2019 - Senate: Rereferred from Transportation (11-Y 0-N)
  • 01/23/2019 - Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
  • 01/24/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1768)
  • 01/30/2019 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
  • 01/30/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106291D-S1
  • 02/01/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1768S1)
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Read second time
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19106291D-S1
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1768S1
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
  • 02/06/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/06/2019 - House: Read first time
  • 02/06/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
  • 02/06/2019 - House: Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 02/07/2019 - House: Referred from Transportation
  • 02/07/2019 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/08/2019 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 02/13/2019 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/13/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
  • 02/15/2019 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 0-N)
  • 02/15/2019 - House: Committee substitute printed 19106921D-H1
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Read second time
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1768H1)
  • 02/20/2019 - House: Read third time
  • 02/20/2019 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 19106921D-H1
  • 02/20/2019 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1768H1
  • 02/20/2019 - House: Passed House with substitute (82-Y 16-N 1-A)
  • 02/20/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (82-Y 16-N 1-A)
  • 02/21/2019 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
  • 02/21/2019 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
  • 02/21/2019 - House: House insisted on substitute
  • 02/21/2019 - House: House requested conference committee
  • 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2019 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senators: Stuart, Chafin, Obenshain
  • 02/21/2019 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 02/21/2019 - House: Delegates: Collins, Bell, Robert B., Bourne
  • 02/23/2019 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 02/23/2019 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (35-Y 5-N)
  • 02/23/2019 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (77-Y 20-N)
  • 02/23/2019 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (77-Y 20-N)
  • 03/07/2019 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/07/2019 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1768ER)
  • 03/07/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/09/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/11/2019 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
  • 03/11/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
  • 03/12/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1768ER)
  • 03/26/2019 - Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  • 04/03/2019 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (33-Y 4-N)
  • 04/03/2019 - Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 0-N)
  • 04/03/2019 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (34-Y 3-N)
  • 04/03/2019 - House: Speaker ruled Governor's recommendation s not germane
  • 04/03/2019 - Senate: Communicated to Governor
  • 04/03/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 3, 2019
  • 04/29/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 849 (effective 7/1/19)
  • 04/29/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0849)

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