Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on February 7, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 5282
AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR DISTRACTED DRIVING WHEN VIOLATION RESULTS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To increase the penalties for texting and using a hand-held mobile telephone while driving when the violation results in a motor vehicle accident.
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 14 to February 8, 2019, 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 14 to Feb 7 · stopped24 days
Transportation CommitteeJan 14 to Feb 7 · stopped24 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 14 – Feb 8
- Jan 14Introduced and sent to Transportation Committee
- Feb 8Heard in Transportation Committee
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 14REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 8PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Feb 7Reserved for Subject Matter Public HearingBoth houses