FL H0299 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-09 - Died in Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-09 - Died in Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Creates "Florida Ban on Texting While Driving Law"; prohibits operation of motor vehicle while using wireless communications device for certain purposes; provides exceptions; specifies information that is admissible as evidence of violation; provides for enforcement as secondary action; provides for points to be assessed against driver's license for unlawful use of wireless communications device resulting in crash.
Title
Use of Wireless Communications Devices While Driving
Sponsors
| Sen. Daphne Campbell [D] | Rep. Clay Ford [R] | Sen. Gayle Harrell [R] | Rep. Charles McBurney [R] |
| Rep. Raymond Pilon [R] | Rep. Ari Porth [D] | Rep. Irving Slosberg [D] | Rep. Richard Steinberg [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-09 | Died in Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee | |
| 2012-01-10 | Introduced -HJ 30 | |
| 2011-10-28 | Referred to Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 30 | |
| 2011-10-07 | Filed |
Code Citations
Florida State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/299 |
| Text | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0299/BillText/Filed/HTML |
