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HOUSE BILL 192

File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road

Sponsored By:
Delegates Malone and Kach

Entitled:
Motor Vehicles - Reading Text Message While Driving - Prohibition

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from using a text messaging device to read a text message while operating a motor vehicle in motion or in the travel portion of the roadway.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
1/22
First Reading Environmental Matters
Hearing 2/2 at 1:00 p.m.
3/8
Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
3/9
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/11
Third Reading Passed (135-2)
4/8
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Delegates Malone, Stein, and Serafini
Senate Action
3/12
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/17
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/6
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 4/12 (Senator Harris) Adopted (27-16)
4/7
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order later today (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (17-29)
Floor Amendment (Senator Garagiola) Adopted (27-20)
Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (18-27)
Floor Amendment (Senator Stone) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/8
Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (16-31)
Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (18-29)
Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (12-34)
Floor Amendment (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (14-33)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (40-7)
4/9
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed
Senators Raskin, Stone, and Forehand

Sponsored by:

Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
Motor Vehicle Operation
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Safety -see also- Occupational Safety
Telecommunications -see also- Telephones
Telephones

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Transportation
( 21-1124.1 , 27-101 , 27-101 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 233321/01     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 3:05 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 463622/01     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 3:01 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 523128/01     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 5:40 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 643022/01     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 5:29 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 808977/01     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 3:01 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 863420/01     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 5:43 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 953522/01     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 3:11 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 983626/01     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 3:14 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 983929/01     Offered on: April 12, 2010   at: 5:45 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Committee Votes Explain Committee Votes:
House
Environmental Matters
Senate
Judicial Proceedings

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 11, 2010: Third Reading Passed (135-2)
Senate
April 6, 2010: Motion Special Order until 4/12 (Harris) Adopted (27-16)
April 7, 2010: Floor Amendment (Harris) {463622/1 Rejected (17-29)
April 7, 2010: Floor Amendment (Garagiola) {233321/1 Adopted (27-20)
April 7, 2010: Floor Amendment (Harris) {953522/1 Rejected (18-27)
April 8, 2010: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {643022/1 Rejected (16-31)
April 8, 2010: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {523128/1 Rejected (18-29)
April 8, 2010: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {863420/1 Rejected (12-34)
April 8, 2010: Floor Amendment (Pipkin) {983929/1 Rejected (14-33)
April 8, 2010: Third Reading Passed (40-7)



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