HB1811
Handheld personal communications devices; prohibition on holding while driving.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Use of handheld personal communications devices while driving.
Prohibits any person from holding a handheld personal communications device while driving a motor vehicle. Current law prohibits only the reading of any email or text message and manually entering letters or text in such a device as a means of communicating. The bill expands the exemptions to include handheld ... (More) personal communications devices that are being held and used (i) as an amateur radio or a citizens band radio or (ii) for official Department of Transportation or traffic incident management services. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/29/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101202D
- 12/29/2018 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/11/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1811)
- 01/14/2019 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/23/2019 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/23/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/01/2019 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/01/2019 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 3-N)
- 02/01/2019 - House: Committee substitute printed 19106270D-H1
- 02/03/2019 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2019 - House: Read second time
- 02/04/2019 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 19106270D-H1
- 02/04/2019 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1811H1
- 02/05/2019 - House: Read third time and passed House (69-Y 27-N)
- 02/05/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (69-Y 27-N)
- 02/05/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1811H1)
- 02/06/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/2019 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2019 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/2019 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/18/2019 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/18/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/18/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 4-N)
- 02/19/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/2019 - House: Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 95-N)
- 02/19/2019 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 95-N)
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/21/2019 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/21/2019 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/2019 - House: Delegates: Collins, Bell, Robert B., Bourne
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senators: Stuart, Obenshain, Chafin
- 02/23/2019 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/23/2019 - House: Conference substitute printed 19107720D-H2
- 02/23/2019 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/23/2019 - House: Pending question ordered
- 02/23/2019 - House: Conference report rejected by House (45-Y 50-N)
- 02/23/2019 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (45-Y 50-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/23/2019 - House: House requested second conference committee
- 02/23/2019 - House: Second conferees appointed by House
- 02/23/2019 - House: Delegates: Collins, Bell, Robert B., Bourne
- 02/24/2019 - House: No further action taken
- 02/24/2019 - House: Failed to pass in House