VA SB275 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-01-17 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-01-17 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Distracted driving; penalty. Expands the prohibition on manually entering multiple letters or text in a handheld communications device while operating a motor vehicle to also prohibit the manual selection of multiple icons and removes the condition that such manual entry is prohibited only if performed as a means of communicating with another person. The bill prohibits the operator of a motor vehicle from reading any information displayed on the device; current law prohibits reading an email or text message. The bill provides that this prohibition does not apply to reading any information displayed through the use of a global positioning system for the purpose of navigation. The bill eliminates the current exemption from the prohibition on using a handheld personal communications device while operating a motor vehicle when the vehicle is stopped or not moving; the current exemption from the prohibition when the vehicle is parked is not affected.
Title
Distracted driving; penalty.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N 1-A) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-17 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N 1-A) |
| 2018-01-17 | Senate | Committee substitute printed to LIS only 18105346D-S1 |
| 2018-01-05 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2018-01-05 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101973D |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 2 | 1078.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 46 | 2 | 868 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 46 | 2 | 869.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
