Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on February 5, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 6324
AN ACT CONCERNING DRIVING FATALITIES CAUSED WHILE USING A HAND-HELD TELEPHONE OR A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To make driving fatalities caused while texting or using a hand-held mobile phone punishable in the same way as driving fatalities caused while driving under the influence of liquor or drugs.
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
4 co-sponsors
Brandon L. McGee Jr., Christopher Rosario, Robyn A. Porter, Edwin Vargas
Its course
January 22 to February 5, 2015, 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 22 to Feb 5 · stopped14 days
Transportation CommitteeJan 22 to Feb 5 · stopped14 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 22 – Feb 5
- Jan 22Introduced and sent to Transportation Committee
- Feb 5Heard in Transportation Committee
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 4Reserved for Subject Matter Public HearingBoth houses
- Feb 5PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses