Virginia House Bill 1811 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on February 24 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-24 - Failed to pass in House
Text: Latest bill text (Conference Sub) [HTML]

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 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.

Handheld personal communications devices; prohibition on holding while driving.

Del. Christopher Collins [R]	Del. Michael Mullin [D]	Del. Michael Webert [R]	Del. David Bulova [D]
Del. Chris Jones [R]	Del. Paul Krizek [D]	Del. Robert Orrock [R]	Del. Christopher Peace [R]
Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. Margaret Ransone [R]	Del. Robert Thomas [R]	Del. Vivian Watts [D]

2019-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N) (Y: 37 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (45-Y 50-N) (Y: 45 N: 50 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 95-N) (Y: 1 N: 95 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 4-N) (Y: 36 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (69-Y 27-N) (Y: 69 N: 27 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 3-N) (Y: 14 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-24	House	Failed to pass in House
2019-02-24	House	No further action taken
2019-02-23	House	Delegates: Collins, Bell, Robert B., Bourne
2019-02-23	House	Second conferees appointed by House
2019-02-23	House	House requested second conference committee
2019-02-23	House	VOTE: REJECTED (45-Y 50-N)
2019-02-23	House	Conference report rejected by House (45-Y 50-N)
2019-02-23	House	Pending question ordered
2019-02-23	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
2019-02-23	House	Conference substitute printed 19107720D-H2
2019-02-23		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2019-02-21	Senate	Senators: Stuart, Obenshain, Chafin
2019-02-21	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2019-02-21	House	Delegates: Collins, Bell, Robert B., Bourne
2019-02-21	House	Conferees appointed by House
2019-02-21	House	House acceded to request
2019-02-20	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2019-02-20	Senate	Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
2019-02-19	House	VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 95-N)
2019-02-19	House	Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 95-N)
2019-02-19	House	Placed on Calendar
2019-02-18	Senate	Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 4-N)
2019-02-18	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2019-02-18	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2019-02-18	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2019-02-18	Senate	Read third time
2019-02-15	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2019-02-13	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2019-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2019-02-05	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (69-Y 27-N)
2019-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House (69-Y 27-N)
2019-02-04	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1811H1
2019-02-04	House	Committee substitute agreed to 19106270D-H1
2019-02-04	House	Read second time
2019-02-03	House	Read first time
2019-02-01	House	Committee substitute printed 19106270D-H1
2019-02-01	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 3-N)
2019-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
2019-01-14	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2018-12-29	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-12-29	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101202D

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?191+sum+HB1811
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1811+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1811H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1811H2+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H0801V0087+HB1811
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H08V0118+HB1811
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2456+HB1811
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S03V0305+HB1811
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0724HB1811+HB1811
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0745HB1811+HB1811
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3046+HB1811
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0847HB1811+HB1811
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3362+HB1811
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV1118HB1811+HB1811