Motor vehicles; making certain use of cellular telephones and electronic devices unlawful on certain stretches of road; penalty; municipal ordinances; effective date.
HB 2263 prohibits drivers from using cellular telephones or electronic devices while operating vehicles on designated road sections (previously excluding areas with workers present). The bill removes the exception for construction zones, making the ban apply universally to those areas. It changes the effective date from July 1, 2026, to November 1, 2025, and allows local governments to enforce stricter rules. The law directly affects drivers traveling on specific road segments identified by the state, with penalties for violations.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Vetoed
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Vetoed May 13, 2025
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The bill was converted from a House version to a Senate version with minor formatting adjustments. The substantive policy content, including definitions, penalties, and enforcement provisions, remains unchanged. The primary difference is the version label and committee report attribution.
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Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date (April 17, 2025)
Committee report attribution changed from Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight to Technology and Telecommunications
Minor formatting adjustments to spacing and line breaks throughout the document
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary of State
lower
May 29, 2025
Vetoed
Veto overridden: Ayes: 38 Nays: 7
upper
May 29, 2025
Vetoed
Veto overridden: Ayes: 68 Nays: 21
lower
May 13, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed 05/13/2025
lower
May 6, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 31 Nays: 12
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Technology and Telecommunications committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 59 Nays: 24
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Safety
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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