Relating to the use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while driving, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 11, 2023
Done: SubcommitteeMarch 27, 2023
Done: House committeeFebruary 6, 2023
Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
Done: Passes the SenateMarch 22, 202347–3
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

Fiscal note

Senate File 547 is estimated to increase State General Fund revenue by $7,000 in FY 2024 and increase revenue by $212,000 per year beginning in FY 2025 compared to estimated FY 2023. Revenue may increase in future years if fewer warnings are given in lieu of tickets.

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Lobbying

30 for · 0 against · 15 undecided · Who →

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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

Tried before

SF 330Renumbered89th GA SF 2141Cleared committee89th GA HF 392Renumbered89th GA HF 2129Cleared committee89th GA

90th General Assembly

SF 60RenumberedSenate companion HF 64Cleared committeeHouse companion SF 207Renumberedfrom SF 60 SF 547Passed a chamberfrom SF 207

Picked up later

HF 827Didn’t advance91st GA

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title; check the text to be sure it’s the same idea.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

HF 2129 Relating to the use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while …
89th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
Cleared committee
HF 392 Relating to the use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while …
89th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 2129 · same title
Cleared committee
SF 2141 Relating to the use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while …
89th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
Cleared committee
SF 330 Relating to the use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while …
89th General Assembly · Renumbered as SF 2141 · same title
Cleared committee

Similar bills this General Assembly

HF 827 Relating to the use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while …
91st General Assembly · Withdrawn
Nearly identical
SF 2337 Relating to traffic violations and enforcement, including the use of an electronic device …
90th General Assembly · Approved by committee
Similar

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.