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CS/SB 1318: Traffic Offenses

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Grall ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Davis ; Hooper ; Pizzo ; Rodriguez

Traffic Offenses; Prohibiting a person from operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device in a handheld manner; providing an exception; requiring that sustained use of a wireless communications device by a person operating a motor vehicle be conducted through a hands-free accessory until such use is terminated; revising penalty provisions relating to the use of wireless communications devices in a handheld manner in certain circumstances; requiring persons cited for specified infractions that result in a crash with another vehicle to appear at a certain mandatory hearing, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/9/2025 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2025 Senate • Filed
    3/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules
    3/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
    3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/12/2025 Senate • Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
    3/21/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/26/2025 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
    3/27/2025 Senate • Now in Rules
    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/1/2025 Senate • CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 2
    • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/2/2025 Senate • CS by Rules read 1st time
    4/3/2025 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
    4/9/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 387
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 388
    • CS passed; YEAS 29 NAYS 7 -SJ 388
    • Immediately certified -SJ 392
    4/9/2025 House • In Messages

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  • CS/SB 1318, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/1/2025 at 6:37 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 501 Hands-free Driving Tant Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 699 Noncriminal Traffic Infractions Causing Vehicle Crashes Melo, Redondo Compare Last Action: 3/18/2025 H Now in State Affairs Committee Track This Bill
    S 1210 Traffic Infractions Resulting in a Crash with Another Vehicle Martin Compare Last Action: 3/26/2025 S Now in Judiciary Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/9/2025 4:54 PM Senate 29 Yeas - 7 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.305 Wireless communications devices; prohibition. Page 2 (pdf)
    316.306 School and work zones; prohibition on the use of a wireless communications device in a handheld manner. Page 6 (pdf)
    318.14 Noncriminal traffic infractions; exception; procedures. Page 11 (pdf)
    318.19 Infractions requiring a mandatory hearing. Page 14 (pdf)

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  • SB 1318, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2025 at 10:48 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 3/10/2025 (pdf)
    Transportation (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Pre-Meeting) 3/25/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 501 Hands-free Driving Tant Identical Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    128554 - Amendment
    Delete lines 166 - 251 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
    (Grall)     		3/26/2025
    8:13 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Withdrawn
    3/26/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    639304 - Amendment
    Delete lines 166 - 251 and insert:     		Rules
    (Grall)     		3/31/2025
    8:30 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    860910 - Amendment
    Delete line 301 and insert:     		Rules
    (Grall)     		3/31/2025
    8:31 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/12/2025 8:30 AM Transportation 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/26/2025 1:00 PM Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 15 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/1/2025 9:00 AM Rules 22 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.305 Wireless communications devices; prohibition. Page 1 (pdf)
    316.306 School and work zones; prohibition on the use of a wireless communications device in a handheld manner. Page 6 (pdf)

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