l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2434

Texting while driving; constitutes careless driving.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 31, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-1213, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT MANUALLY TEXTING WHILE DRIVING CONSTITUTES CARELESS DRIVING; 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

11 co-sponsors

Albert Butler, Kelvin Butler, Nancy Adams Collins, Deborah Jeanne Dawkins, Sally Doty, Billy Hudson, Sampson Jackson II, David Jordan, Sollie B. Norwood, Derrick T. Simmons, Willie Simmons

Its course

January 20 to March 31, 2014, 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 action14 actions on 12 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 516 days

Highways and TransportationJan 20 to Feb 415 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Feb 2722 days

TransportationFeb 15 to Feb 194 days

Back in the SenateFeb 27 to Mar 31 · stopped32 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 20 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Highways and Transportation
  2. Feb 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 5Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Feb 27

  1. Feb 6Sent to the House
  2. Feb 15Referred to the House committee on Transportation
  3. Feb 19Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Feb 27Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 3 – Mar 31

  1. Mar 3Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 19Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 21Conferees named in the Senate: Simmons (13th), Doty and Hudson
  4. Mar 27Conferees named in the House: Johnson, Bailey and Ladner
  5. Mar 31Died in conference in the Senate
All 14 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Highways and TransportationSenate
  2. Feb 4Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 5Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 5PassedSenate
  5. Feb 6Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 15Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 19Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 27AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 27Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 3Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 19Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  12. Mar 21Conferees Named Simmons (13th),Doty,HudsonSenate
  13. Mar 27Conferees Named Johnson,Bailey,LadnerHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 31Died In ConferenceSenate