FL S0448 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on April 30 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-30 - Died in Messages
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Creates the "Florida Ban on Texting While Driving Law." Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device for certain purposes. Provides for points to be assessed against a driver's license for the unlawful use of a wireless communications device resulting in a crash, etc.

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Title

Wireless Communications Device/Driving [CPSC]

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2010-04-27 - Senate - Senate Roll Call No. 0008 - Passage (Y: 34 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-04-30 Died in Messages
2010-04-27 In Messages
2010-04-27 Read 3rd time -SJ 00886; CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 4 -SJ 00886
2010-04-26 Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00852
2010-04-19 Favorable by- Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00651; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00651
2010-04-14 Favorable by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 -SJ 00599; Now in Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00599; On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations, 04/19/10, 10:30 am, 309-C
2010-04-09 On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 04/14/10, 9:30 am, 301-S
2010-04-02 On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 04/07/10, 8:00 am, 301-S --Meeting cancelled
2010-03-30 Now in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities -SJ 00344
2010-03-25 Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2010-03-24 CS by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00344; CS read 1st time on 03/25/10 -SJ 00345
2010-03-19 On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/24/10, 1:15 pm, 37-S
2010-03-02 Introduced, referred to Transportation; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00039
2009-12-09 Referred to Transportation; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations
2009-10-14 Filed

Same As/Similar To

H0221 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 971 (Ch. 2010-223)
H0323 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Roads, Bridges, & Ports Policy (EDCA)
H0893 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Roads, Bridges, & Ports Policy (EDCA)
S0168 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Transportation
S0244 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
S0324 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
S0326 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Transportation
S0328 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Transportation
S0374 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Transportation
S0522 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Messages
S0592 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Transportation
S0934 (Similar To) 2010-01-06 - Withdrawn prior to introduction
S1144 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 971 (Ch. 2010-223)
H0041 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Finance & Tax Council
S2514 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Transportation

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
0316304Amended CodeSee Bill Text
0316305Amended CodeSee Bill Text
032227Amended CodeSee Bill Text

Florida State Sources


Bill Comments

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