Virginia House Bill 1606 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Engrossed on January 31 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-21 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: Senate Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Use of handheld personal communications devices in highway work zones. Prohibits any person from texting or otherwise using a handheld personal communications device while operating a motor vehicle in a highway work zone, defined in the bill, when workers are present. The bill adds an exemption to the prohibition against using a handheld personal communications device in a moving motor vehicle for an operator of a vehicle who activates, deactivates, or initiates a factory-installed feature or function on the vehicle.

Handheld personal communications devices; use of devices in highway work zones.

Del. Ron Villanueva [R]

Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]

Del. James Edmunds [R]

Del. Steven Landes [R]

2017-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (24-Y 16-N) (Y: 24 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Previous question ordered (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Motion to reconsider rerefer to Courts of Justice agreed to (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation with amendment (9-Y 4-N) (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 18-N) (Y: 80 N: 18 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-26 - House - House: Reported from Transportation with amendments (19-Y 3-N) (Y: 19 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-21	Senate	Left in Courts of Justice
2017-02-20	Senate	Rereferred to Courts of Justice
2017-02-20	Senate	Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (24-Y 16-N)
2017-02-20	Senate	Previous question ordered (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-20	Senate	Motion to reconsider rerefer to Courts of Justice agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-20	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2017-02-20	Senate	Rereferred to Courts of Justice
2017-02-20	Senate	Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
2017-02-20	Senate	Read third time
2017-02-17	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2017-02-15	Senate	Reported from Transportation with amendment (9-Y 4-N)
2017-02-02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2017-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2017-02-01	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 18-N)
2017-02-01	House	Read third time and passed House (80-Y 18-N)
2017-01-31	House	Printed as engrossed 17100696D-E
2017-01-31	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1606E
2017-01-31	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2017-01-31	House	Read second time
2017-01-30	House	Passed by for the day
2017-01-27	House	Read first time
2017-01-26	House	Reported from Transportation with amendments (19-Y 3-N)
2017-01-03	House	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2017-01-03	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100696D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
46	2	1078.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB1606
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1606+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1606E+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H19V0030+HB1606
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV1785+HB1606
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S11V0114+HB1606
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0670HB1606+HB1606
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0739HB1606+HB1606
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0740HB1606+HB1606
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0741HB1606+HB1606