Virginia Senate Bill 1335 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 25 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0381)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Learner's permits; use of personal communications device. Eliminates the provisions prohibiting a holder of a learner's permit or a holder of a provisional driver's license from operating a vehicle while using a wireless telecommunications device. Such provisions were specific only to the holder of a learner's permit or a provisional driver's license. Under a different current law, all drivers, including those with a learner's permit or a provisional driver's license, are prohibited from holding a handheld personal communications device while operating a vehicle. Learner's permits; use of personal communications device. Eliminates the provisions prohibiting a holder of a learner's permit or a holder of a provisional driver's license from operating a vehicle while using a wireless telecommunications device. Such provisions were specific only to the holder of a learner's permit or a provisional driver's license. Under a different current law, all drivers, including those with a learner's permit or a provisional driver's license, are prohibited from holding a handheld personal communications device while operating a vehicle.

Learner's permits; use of personal communication devices, restrictions.

Sen. Richard Stuart [R]

Sen. Scott Surovell [D]

2021-02-24 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-02-18 - House - House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-25		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0381)
2021-03-25		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 381 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-15		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-15	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
2021-03-11	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2021-03-09	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1335ER)
2021-03-09	Senate	Enrolled
2021-02-24	Senate	Title replaced 21200108D-H1
2021-02-24	Senate	House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-23	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
2021-02-23	House	Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2021-02-23	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1335H1
2021-02-23	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21200108D-H1
2021-02-23	House	Read third time
2021-02-22	House	Read second time
2021-02-18	House	Committee substitute printed 21200108D-H1
2021-02-18	House	Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2021-02-16	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
2021-02-09	House	Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Innovations and General Topics
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Transportation by voice vote
2021-02-02	House	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2021-02-02	House	Read first time
2021-02-02	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-01-27	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-01-26	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB1335S1
2021-01-26	Senate	Substitute by Senator Stuart agreed to 21103709D-S1
2021-01-26	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-01-26	Senate	Floor substitute printed 21103709D-S1 (Stuart)
2021-01-26	Senate	Read second time
2021-01-25	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-01-21	Senate	Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2021-01-12	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100741D

SB1335 (Carry Over) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Transportation by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
46	2	335	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+SB1335
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1335+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1335S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1335H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1335ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0381+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200108D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/21200108.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1335F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+SB1335FS1122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S11C0004+SB1335
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0100SB1335+SB1335
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SC0143SB1335+SB1335
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H1903V0003+SB1335
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H19V0017+SB1335
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1855+SB1335
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0415SB1335+SB1335