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Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note
| S1274aaH | by TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
| TEXTING AND DRIVING – Adds to existing law to define a term and to provide infraction penalties for texting while driving with exceptions. |
| 02/01 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing | ||
| 02/02 | Reported Printed; referred to Transportation | ||
| 02/15 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading | ||
| 02/16 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading | ||
| 02/21 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 29-6-0 AYES – Andreason, Bair, Bilyeu, Bock, Brackett, Broadsword, Cameron, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Goedde, Hammond, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Keough, LeFavour, Lodge, Malepeai, McGee, Mortimer, Schmidt, Siddoway, Smyser, Stennett, Tippets, Toryanski, Werk, Winder NAYS – Fulcher, McKague, McKenzie, Nuxoll, Pearce, Vick Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsors - Hammond & Lodge Title apvd - to House |
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| 02/22 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading | ||
| Read First Time, Held at Desk | |||
| 02/23 | Bill Previously Held at Desk, Referred to Transportation & Defense | ||
| 02/29 | Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders | ||
| 03/02 | Referred to the Committee of the Whole | ||
| Reported out without recommendation as amended | |||
| Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing | |||
| Filed for First Reading | |||
| 03/05 | Read first time as amended in House; Filed for Second Reading | ||
| 03/06 | Read second time as amended in House; Filed for Third Reading | ||
| 03/07 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day | ||
| 03/08 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day | ||
| 03/09 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 12, 2012 | ||
| 03/12 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day | ||
| 03/13 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day | ||
| 03/14 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day | ||
| 03/16 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 19, 2012 | ||
| 03/19 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day | ||
| U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day | |||
| 03/20 | Read third time in full as amended in Senate – PASSED - 53-17-0 AYES – Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bateman, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block(Block), Bolz, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Chadderdon, Chew, Collins, Cronin, DeMordaunt, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Gibbs, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Hartgen, Henderson, Higgins, Jaquet, Killen, King, Lacey, Lake, Loertscher, Luker, McGeachin, Moyle, Nesset, Nielsen, Palmer, Pence, Raybould, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Shirley, Smith(30), Smith(24), Stevenson, Thayn, Thompson, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Mr. Speaker NAYS – Barbieri, Batt, Bayer, Boyle, Crane, Hart, Harwood, Marriott, McMillan, Nonini, Patrick, Perry, Schaefer, Shepherd, Simpson, Sims, Wood(35) Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsors - Ellsworth & Wills Title apvd - to Senate |
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| 03/21 | Returned from House, amended | ||
| Referred to 10th Order for possible concurrence | |||
| Senate concurred in House amendments; referred to engrossment | |||
| Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended | |||
| Read first time as amended in the House, filed for Second Reading | |||
| 03/22 | Read second time as amended in the House, filed for Third Reading | ||
| 03/23 | Read third time as amended in the House – PASSED - 29-5-1 AYES – Andreason, Bair, Bilyeu, Bock, Brackett, Broadsword, Cameron, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Hammond, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Keough, LeFavour, Lodge, Malepeai, McKague, Mortimer, Rice, Schmidt, Siddoway, Smyser, Stennett, Tippets, Toryanski, Werk, Winder NAYS – Fulcher, McKenzie, Nuxoll, Pearce, Vick Absent and excused – Goedde Floor Sponsor - Hammond Title apvd - to enrol |
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| 03/26 | Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker | ||
| 03/27 | Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate | ||
| 03/28 | Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor | ||
| Reported delivered to Governor at 11:11 a.m. on 03/28/12 | |||
| 04/05 | Signed by Governor on 04/05/12 Session Law Chapter 301 Effective: 07/01/2012 |