Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 840
Cellular telephone; prohibit any driver from sending or receiving written messages on and impose $25.00 for.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT ANY DRIVER FROM SENDING OR RECEIVING WRITTEN MESSAGES WHILE DRIVING; TO PROVIDE THAT THE FINE FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS ACT SHALL BE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS; TO PROVIDE THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS ACT SHALL NOT BE ENTERED ON THE DRIVING RECORD OF ANY INDIVIDUAL SO CONVICTED, NOR SHALL ANY STATE ASSESSMENT PROVIDED FOR BY SECTION 99-19-73, OR ANY OTHER STATE LAW, BE IMPOSED OR COLLECTED; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 17 to February 1, 2011, 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 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days
TransportationJan 17 to Feb 1 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 17 – Feb 1
- Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Transportation
- Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
- Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives