l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2105

Drivers under age 17; restrict age and number of passengers allowed; restrict cell phone use.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE YOUNG DRIVER PROTECTION ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE DEFINITIONS UNDER THE DRIVER'S LICENSE CHAPTER; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RESTRICT THE DRIVING ACTIVITIES OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 17 AS TO THE ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS PERMITTED IN A VEHICLE OPERATED BY THE PERSON; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT USE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES BY MOTORCYCLE OPERATORS UNDER THE AGE OF 18; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT USE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES BY HOLDERS OF A TEMPORARY DRIVING PERMIT OR INTERMEDIATE LICENSE WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

Its course

January 14 to March 18, 2008, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 14 to Feb 2744 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 14 to Feb 1936 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 27 to Mar 18 · stopped20 days

TransportationMar 3 to Mar 18 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature 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 Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 14 – Feb 27

  1. Jan 14Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Feb 19Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 27Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 29 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 29Sent to the House
  2. Mar 3Referred to the House committees on Transportation and on Judiciary B
  3. Mar 18Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Feb 19Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 27Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 27PassedSenate
  5. Feb 29Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Mar 3Referred To Transportation;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 18Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives