Scott Surovell
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 34
Primary
Holding handheld personal communications devices while driving a motor vehicle. Prohibits any person from holding a handheld personal communications device while driving a motor vehicle. Current law prohibits (i) the reading of any email or text message and manually entering letters or text in such a device as a means of communicating and (ii) holding a personal communications device while driving in a work zone. The bill expands the exemptions to include handheld personal communications devices that are being held and used (a) as an amateur radio or a citizens band radio or (b) for official Department of Transportation or traffic incident management services. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021. This bill incorporates SB 136 and SB 944 and is identical to HB 874.
Holding handheld personal communications devices while driving a motor vehicle. Prohibits any person from holding a handheld personal communications device while driving a motor vehicle. Current law prohibits (i) the reading of any email or text message and manually entering letters or text in such a device as a means of communicating and (ii) holding a personal communications device while driving in a work zone. The bill expands the exemptions to include handheld personal communications devices that are being held and used (a) as an amateur radio or a citizens band radio or (b) for official Department of Transportation or traffic incident management services. This bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021. This bill incorporates SB 136 and SB 944.
Holding handheld personal communications deviceswhile driving a motor vehicle. Prohibits any person from holdinga handheld personal communications device while driving a motor vehicle.Current law prohibits (i) the reading of any email or text messageand manually entering letters or text in such a device as a meansof communicating and (ii) holding a personal communications devicewhile driving in a work zone. The bill expands the exemptions toinclude handheld personal communications devices that are being heldand used (a) as an amateur radio or a citizens band radio or (b)for official Department of Transportation or traffic incident managementservices. This bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 543 (effective 1/1/21)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Impact statement from DPB (SB160ER)
Title replaced 20108445D-H1
House substitute agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N)
Committee substitute agreed to 20108445D-H1
VOTE: Passage (69-Y 29-N)
Passed House with substitute (69-Y 29-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB160H1
Read third time
Read second time
Impact statement from DPB (SB160H1)
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Reported from Transportation with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
Committee substitute printed 20108445D-H1
Impact statement from DPB (SB160S1)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 7-N)
Read second time
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB160S1
Committee substitute agreed to 20106310D-S1
Reading of substitute waived
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Reported from Transportation with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
Committee substitute printed 20106310D-S1
Incorporates SB944 (Saslaw)
Incorporates SB136 (Stuart)
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100741D
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| Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB160S1 | HTML |
| Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB160S1 | HTML |
| Impact statement from DPB (SB160H1) | HTML |
| Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB160ER) | HTML |
| Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0543) | HTML |
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