VA SB74 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on December 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-01-24 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (4-Y 11-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-01-24 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (4-Y 11-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Use of handheld personal communications devices while driving. Expands the prohibition on using a handheld personal communications device while operating a motor vehicle to all communications unless the device is specifically designed to allow voice and hands-free operation and the device is being used in that manner. Current law prohibits only the reading of an email or text message and manually entering letters or text in the device as a means of communicating. The bill expands the exemptions to include handheld personal communications devices that are used (i) for navigation or generating audio transmissions when the device is physically mounted to the vehicle, (ii) as a citizens band radio, (iii) by federally licensed amateur radio operators under certain circumstances, or (iv) by an operator who activates, deactivates, or initiates a factory-installed feature or function on the vehicle.
Title
Handheld personal communications devices; use while driving.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (4-Y 11-N) (Y: 4 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2018-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (9-Y 4-N) (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (9-Y 4-N) (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-24 | Senate | Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (4-Y 11-N) |
| 2018-01-22 | Senate | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
| 2018-01-22 | Senate | Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to |
| 2018-01-22 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 18105161D-S1 |
| 2018-01-22 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2018-01-22 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2018-01-19 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2018-01-17 | Senate | Incorporates SB441 (Wexton) |
| 2018-01-17 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 18105161D-S1 |
| 2018-01-17 | Senate | Reported from Transportation with substitute (9-Y 4-N) |
| 2017-12-01 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 2017-12-01 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101511D |
