Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on February 4, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 6138
AN ACT CONCERNING PENALTIES FOR TEXTING OR CELL PHONE USE.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To increase the penalties for illegal cell phone usage and for texting, while driving, that results in death or serious injury.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 25 to February 10, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 25 to Feb 4 · stopped10 days
Transportation CommitteeJan 25 to Feb 4 · stopped10 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 25 – Feb 10
- Jan 25Introduced and sent to Transportation Committee
- Feb 10Heard in Transportation Committee
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 25REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 10PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Feb 4Reserved for Subject Matter Public HearingBoth houses