Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on January 26, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 5770
AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR DISTRACTED DRIVING.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To increase the penalties for texting while driving and using a hand-held mobile telephone while driving.
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 17 to January 26, 2017, 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 17 to Jan 26 · stopped9 days
Transportation CommitteeJan 17 to Jan 26 · stopped9 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 17 – Jan 26
- Jan 17Introduced and sent to Transportation Committee
- Jan 26Heard in Transportation Committee
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 17REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Jan 23Reserved for Subject Matter Public HearingBoth houses
- Jan 26PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses