Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 12, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 41
Texting; prohibit while driving.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT PERSONS FROM OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE USING A HAND-HELD MOBILE TELEPHONE TO WRITE, SEND OR READ A TEXT MESSAGE AND FROM USING A SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE WHILE THE MOTOR VEHICLE IS MOVING; TO PROVIDE A VIOLATION IS A CIVIL VIOLATION WITH A CIVIL PENALTY OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS; TO REPEAL SECTION 63-1-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROHIBITS TEXTING WHILE DRIVING UNDER CERTAIN LICENSES; 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 6 to February 12, 2015, 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 6 to Feb 12 · stopped37 days
TransportationJan 6 to Jan 2115 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 6 – Feb 12
- Jan 6Referred to the House committee on Transportation
- Jan 21Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 6Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
- Jan 21Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Feb 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives