Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
House Bill 708
Hand-held mobile telephones; prohibit writing, sending or reading a text message while operating a moving 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 HAND-HELD MOBILE TELEPHONES TO ENGAGE IN WRITING, SENDING OR READING A TEXT MESSAGE 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
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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
TransportationJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the House committees on Transportation and on Judiciary B
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Transportation;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives