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HOUSE BILL 394

CHAPTER NUMBER: 543
File Code: Vehicle Laws - Licensing and Registration
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 5/04 - ENV

Sponsored By:
Delegates Bronrott, Mandel, G. Clagett, Cryor, Sossi, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Bromwell, Cardin, V. Clagett, Cluster, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hammen, Hixson, Holmes, Hurson, James, Kach, Kelley, King, Kullen, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Marriott, McComas, McConkey, McHale, McKee, Menes, Miller, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Ramirez, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Stern, Stull, Taylor, V. Turner, and Weldon

Entitled:
Motor Vehicles - Learners' Permits and Provisional Licenses - Prohibition on Use of a Wireless Communication Device While Driving

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the holder of a learner's instructional permit or provisional driver's license from using a specified wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle; providing for specified exceptions; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a specified restricted license; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/31
First Reading Environmental Matters
Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (129-6)
3/31
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Malone, Cluster, and Montgomery
4/7
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (132-1)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/18
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (32-14)
4/4
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Forehand, Frosh, and Green
4/7
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (29-17)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Signed by the Governor Chapter 543

Sponsored by:

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DRIVERS' LICENSES
HEARINGS
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS -see also- TELEPHONES
TELEPHONES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Transportation
( 21-1123 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 510019/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 15, 2005   at: 11:10 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 478077/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2005   at: 11:08 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Conference Committee Documents (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Report Number: 803129/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 2005   at: 12:27 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 600616/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 2005   at: 12:30 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2005: Third Reading Passed (129-6)
April 7, 2005: Third Reading Passed (132-1)
Senate
April 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed (32-14)
April 7, 2005: Third Reading Passed (29-17)


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