VA SB219 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-10 - House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Pending: House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-10 - House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Pending: House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Text messaging and emailing while driving; penalty. Allows police officers to issue citations to violators who text message or email while operating a moving motor vehicle. Currently, police officers must have cause to stop or arrest a driver for some other violation before issuing a citation.
Title
Handheld personal communications devices; penalty if text messaging and emailing while driving.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2012-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N) (Y: 24 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N) (Y: 26 N: 13 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N) (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation (8-Y 5-N 1-A) (Y: 8 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2012-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N) (Y: 26 N: 13 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N) (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation (8-Y 5-N 1-A) (Y: 8 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-10 | House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety | |
| 2012-02-16 | House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote | |
| 2012-02-15 | House: Assigned MPPS sub: #2 | |
| 2012-02-13 | House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | |
| 2012-02-13 | House: Read first time | |
| 2012-02-13 | House: Placed on Calendar | |
| 2012-02-07 | Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N) | |
| 2012-02-07 | Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N) | |
| 2012-02-07 | Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N) | |
| 2012-02-06 | Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N) | |
| 2012-01-23 | Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice | |
| 2012-01-23 | Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to | |
| 2012-01-23 | Senate: Read second time and engrossed | |
| 2012-01-20 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-01-18 | Senate: Reported from Transportation (8-Y 5-N 1-A) | |
| 2012-01-10 | Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation | |
| 2012-01-10 | Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102224D |
