AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Clarifies that the use of a wireless communication device for the purpose of navigation must be while the device is mounted or otherwise affixed to the vehicle and not held in the motorist’s hand.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2022
Last action May 20, 2022
Floor votes · House May 19, 2022
How they voted
56–5
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 74
May 19, 2022
D
Democratic64
81% Yea
R
Republican10
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
4
May 20, 2022
Committee
05/20/2022 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
May 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
05/19/2022 House passed Sub A
lower
May 12, 2022
Legislature · Passed
05/12/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 13, 2022
Legislature · Passed
04/13/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 17, 2022
Committee
03/17/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced
03/02/2022 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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