Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
House Bill 371
Texting; prohibit motor vehicle operators from doing within highway work and school zones.
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 A PERSON FROM USING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO MANUALLY SEND OR RECEIVE A WRITTEN MESSAGE WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHIN A HIGHWAY WORK ZONE; TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM USING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO SEND OR RECEIVE A WRITTEN MESSAGE WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHIN A DESIGNATED SCHOOL ZONE; 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 21 to February 5, 2013, 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 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
TransportationJan 21 to Jan 3110 days
Judiciary BJan 31 to Feb 5 · stopped5 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 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the House committees on Transportation and on Judiciary B
- Jan 31Reported as a committee substitute from TR to JB in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Transportation;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31DR - TSDPCS: TR To JBHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives