Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Highways and Transportation Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2488
Texting while driving; prohibit, and limit cell phone use.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE SECTION 63-3-1217, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT TEXTING WHILE DRIVING FOR ALL DRIVERS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS; TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF CELLULAR TELEPHONES BY ADULTS WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT USING HANDS-FREE ACCESSORIES OR A VOICE-USER INTERFACE; TO PROHIBIT ENTIRELY CELL PHONE USE BY CERTAIN MINORS AND BUS DRIVERS; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; TO REPEAL SECTION 63-1-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROHIBITS TEXTING WHILE DRIVING BY THE HOLDERS OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMEDIATE DRIVER'S LICENSES, AND THE USE OF ANY WIRELESS DEVICE BY CERTAIN BUS DRIVERS; 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 Senate
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 SenateJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Highways and 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 Senate Jan 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the Senate committees on Highways and Transportation and on Judiciary, Division B
- Feb 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Highways and Transportation;Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeSenate