Handheld personal communications devices; prohibition on holding while driving.
Summary
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 status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Dec 29, 2018
Last action Feb 24, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2019
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 15, 2019
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Feb 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
House requested second conference committee
lower
Feb 23, 2019
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 18, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 18, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0)
senate
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (69-Y 27-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1811H1
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106270D-H1
lower
Jan 14, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Dec 29, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Dec 29, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101202D
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christopher E. Collins
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
Co
Christopher K. Peace
RRepublican
Co
David Bulova
DDemocratic
Co
Ken Plum
DDemocratic
Co
Margaret Ransone
RRepublican
Co
Michael P. Mullin
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Webert
RRepublican
Co
Paul Krizek
DDemocratic
Co
Robert M. "Bob" Thomas, Jr.
RRepublican
Co
S. Chris Jones
RRepublican
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