Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 42
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 3, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 6 to Feb 3 · stopped28 days
TransportationJan 6 to Feb 3 · stopped28 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 3
- Jan 6Referred to the House committee on Transportation
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 6Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives