HB 1811

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2019 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Dec 29, 2018
  • Passed House Feb 05, 2019
  • Senate
  • Governor

Handheld personal communications devices; prohibition on holding while driving.

Abstract

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.

Bill Sponsors (12)

Votes


Actions


Feb 24, 2019

House

No further action taken

House

Failed to pass in House

Feb 23, 2019

House

House requested second conference committee

House

Conference report rejected by House (45-Y 50-N)

House

Pending question ordered

Virginia General Assembly

Amended by conference committee

House

Conference substitute printed 19107720D-H2

House

Second conferees appointed by House

Feb 21, 2019

House

House acceded to request

Senate

Conferees appointed by Senate

House

Conferees appointed by House

Feb 20, 2019

Senate

Senate requested conference committee

Feb 19, 2019

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Senate amendment rejected by House (1-Y 95-N)

Feb 18, 2019

Senate

Engrossed by Senate as amended

Senate

Committee amendment agreed to

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Senate

Read third time

Feb 06, 2019

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Senate

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Feb 05, 2019

House

Read third time and passed House (69-Y 27-N)

Feb 04, 2019

House

Read second time

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1811H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 19106270D-H1

Feb 03, 2019

House

Read first time

Jan 14, 2019

House

Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1

Dec 29, 2018

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101202D

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Senate amendments engrossed HTML
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted HTML
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101202D HTML
House: Committee substitute printed 19106270D-H1 HTML
House: Conference substitute printed 19107720D-H2 HTML

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