l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 431

Wireless telephones; prohibit use of while driving without use of hands-free device.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF WIRELESS TELEPHONES OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES TO MAKE PHONE CALLS WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE EXCEPT WHEN THE WIRELESS TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE IS HANDS-FREE; TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF WIRELESS TELEPHONES OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES TO WRITE, SEND OR READ A TEXT-BASED COMMUNICATION WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE; TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS FROM COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; 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 House of Representatives

11 co-sponsors

Willie Bailey, Clara Burnett, Kimberly Campbell Buck, Bryant W. Clark, Joe C. Gardner, Frank Hamilton, David W. Myers, Steven Palazzo, Diane C. Peranich, Jessica Upshaw, Linda Whittington

Its course

January 12 to February 3, 2009, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 days

TransportationJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 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 House of Representatives Jan 12 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 12Referred to the House committee on Transportation
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives