Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 565
Wireless interactive communication; prohibit use of by a person operating a motor vehicle.
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 THE USE OF WIRELESS TELEPHONES OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES TO ENGAGE IN WIRELESS INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION BY A PERSON OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE; 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
February 17 to March 6, 2012, 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 RepresentativesFeb 17 to Mar 6 · stopped18 days
TransportationFeb 17 to Feb 2912 days
Public UtilitiesFeb 29 to Mar 6 · stopped6 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 Feb 17 – Mar 6
- Feb 17Referred to the House committees on Transportation and on Public Utilities
- Feb 29Reported as a committee substitute from TR to PU in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 17Referred To Transportation;Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 29DR - TSDPCS: TR To PUHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives