AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS (Provides no person may use wireless handset/personal wireless device for texting while driving.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Apr 4, 2019
Signed Jun 28, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 5, 2019
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
Jun 5, 2019
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Jun 28, 2019
Signed into law
06/28/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/20/2019 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 18, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 11, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/11/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jun 6, 2019
Committee
06/06/2019 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 5, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/05/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
May 28, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/28/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 9, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/09/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced
04/04/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sue Sosnowski
DDemocratic
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