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SB 592: Motor Vehicle Operators/Electronic Handheld Device [CPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Crist

Motor Vehicle Operators/Electronic Handheld Device [CPSC]; Prohibits persons younger than 18 from using any electronic handheld device while operating a motor vehicle. Provides a surcharge for the violation. Provides for enforcement only as a secondary offense. Authorizes the issuance of a warning and safety literature in lieu of the surcharge.

Effective Date: 01/01/2011
Last Action: 4/30/2010 Senate - Died in Committee on Transportation
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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
10/28/2009	Senate	• Filed
12/9/2009	Senate	• Referred to Transportation; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations
3/2/2010	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Transportation; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00046
4/30/2010	Senate	• Died in Committee on Transportation

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S 168	State Uniform Traffic Control/Electronic Devices [CPSC]	Altman	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2010 S Died in Committee on Transportation
S 244	Heather's Law/Cellular Telephone Use in Vehicles [CPSC]	Wilson	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2010 S Died in Committee on Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
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S 328	State Uniform Traffic Control/Texting Prohibited [CPSC]	Dockery	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2010 S Died in Committee on Transportation
S 374	State Uniform Traffic Control/Prohibits Texting [CPSC]	Wilson	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2010 S Died in Committee on Transportation
S 418	Cell Phones/Motor Vehicle Operators/School Zones [CPSC]	Bullard	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2010 S Died in Committee on Transportation
S 448 (c1)	Wireless Communications Device/Driving [CPSC]	Detert	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2010 H Died in Messages
S 522 (c1)	Electronic Wireless Communications Device/Driving [CPSC]	Gelber	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2010 H Died in Messages
S 608	Cellular Telephones/Use While Driving [CPSC]	Rich	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2010 S Died in Committee on Transportation
S 934	Wireless Communications Devices in Motor Vehicles	Deutch	Compare	Last Action: 1/6/2010 S Withdrawn prior to introduction
S 2514	Wireless Communications Devices in Motor Vehicles [CPSC]	Deutch	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2010 S Died in Committee on Transportation

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