VA SB1341 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on February 24 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-24 - Failed to pass in Senate
Text: Latest bill text (Conference Sub) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on February 24 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-24 - Failed to pass in Senate
Text: Latest bill text (Conference Sub) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Title
Handheld personal communications devices; prohibition on holding while driving.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
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 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 2-N) (Y: 36 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (40-Y 52-N) (Y: 40 N: 52 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-21 - Senate - Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N) (Y: 4 N: 36 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (70-Y 29-N) (Y: 70 N: 29 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-18 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 4-N) (Y: 13 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-11 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) (Y: 34 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Transportation (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 2-N) (Y: 36 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (40-Y 52-N) (Y: 40 N: 52 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-21 - Senate - Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N) (Y: 4 N: 36 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (70-Y 29-N) (Y: 70 N: 29 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-18 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 4-N) (Y: 13 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-11 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) (Y: 34 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Transportation (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2019-02-24 | Senate | Failed to pass in Senate |
2019-02-24 | Senate | 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 (40-Y 52-N) |
2019-02-23 | House | Conference report rejected by House (40-Y 52-N) |
2019-02-23 | Senate | Conference substitute printed 19107730D-S2 |
2019-02-23 | Conference: Amended by conference committee | |
2019-02-23 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N) |
2019-02-23 | Senate | Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
2019-02-23 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 2-N) |
2019-02-21 | House | Delegates: Collins, Bell, Robert B., Bourne |
2019-02-21 | House | Conferees appointed by House |
2019-02-21 | Senate | Senators: Stuart, Chafin, Obenshain |
2019-02-21 | Senate | Conferees appointed by Senate |
2019-02-21 | Senate | Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) |
2019-02-21 | House | House requested conference committee |
2019-02-21 | House | House insisted on amendment |
2019-02-21 | Senate | House amendment rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N) |
2019-02-20 | House | VOTE: PASSAGE (70-Y 29-N) |
2019-02-20 | House | Passed House with amendment (70-Y 29-N) |
2019-02-20 | House | Engrossed by House as amended |
2019-02-20 | House | Committee amendment agreed to |
2019-02-20 | House | Read third time |
2019-02-19 | House | Read second time |
2019-02-18 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 4-N) |
2019-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) |
2019-02-08 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
2019-02-08 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2019-02-08 | House | Read first time |
2019-02-08 | House | Placed on Calendar |
2019-02-05 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) |
2019-02-04 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
2019-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
2019-02-04 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1341S1 |
2019-02-04 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 19106056D-S1 |
2019-02-04 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
2019-02-04 | Senate | Read second time |
2019-02-01 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
2019-01-30 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 19106056D-S1 |
2019-01-30 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 2-N) |
2019-01-23 | Senate | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
2019-01-23 | Senate | Rereferred from Transportation (11-Y 0-N) |
2019-01-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
2019-01-08 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104282D |