Florida Senate Bill 52 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum:
Status: Passed on May 29 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-05-29 - Chapter No. 2013-58
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Creating the "Florida Ban on Texting While Driving Law"; prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device for certain purposes; defining the term "wireless communications device"; specifying information that is admissible as evidence of a violation; providing for enforcement as a secondary action; providing for points to be assessed against a driver license for the unlawful use of a wireless communications device within a school safety zone or resulting in a crash, etc.

Use of Wireless Communications Devices While Driving

Sen. Bill Montford [D]	Sen. Gwen Margolis [D]	Sen. Garrett Richter [R]	Sen. Jack Latvala [R]
Rep. Joseph Abruzzo [D]	Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto [R]	Sen. Darren Soto [D]	Sen. Maria Sachs [D]
Senate Judiciary Committee	Senate Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Committee	Senate Transportation Committee	Sen. Nancy Detert [R]

2013-05-02 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#17 (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-05-01 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#386 (Y: 110 N: 6 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-04-30 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#358 (Y: 73 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-04-30 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#357 (Y: 114 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-04-16 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#7 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-29		Chapter No. 2013-58
2013-05-28		Approved by Governor
2013-05-21		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2013-05-02	Senate	Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
2013-05-02	Senate	CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 1
2013-05-02	Senate	Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (767961)
2013-05-01	Senate	In returning messages
2013-05-01	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 110 NAYS 6
2013-05-01	House	Read 3rd time
2013-04-30	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2013-04-30	House	Amendment(s) adopted (767961)
2013-04-30	House	Substituted for CS/CS/HB 13
2013-04-30	House	Read 2nd time
2013-04-29	House	Received
2013-04-29	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/13
2013-04-29	House	Referred to Calendar
2013-04-16	House	In Messages
2013-04-16	Senate	Immediately certified
2013-04-16	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
2013-04-16	Senate	Read 3rd time
2013-04-16	Senate	Read 2nd time
2013-04-11	Senate	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/13
2013-04-11	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2013-04-10	Senate	CS/CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time
2013-04-10	Senate	Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2013-04-08	Senate	CS/CS/CS by- Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2013-04-03	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/08/13, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
2013-03-07	Senate	CS/CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities read 1st time
2013-03-07	Senate	Now in Judiciary
2013-03-07	Senate	Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2013-03-06	Senate	CS/CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2013-03-05	Senate	CS by Transportation read 1st time
2013-03-05	Senate	Introduced
2013-03-01	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 03/06/13, 2:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
2013-02-12	Senate	Now in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
2013-02-08	Senate	Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2013-02-06	Senate	CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2013-01-28	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/06/13, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
2012-12-05	Senate	Referred to Transportation; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Judiciary
2012-11-19	Senate	Filed

H0013 (Similar To) 2013-04-30 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 52 (Ch. 2013-58)
S0074 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Transportation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 52 (Ch. 2013-58)
H0849 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 52 (Ch. 2013-58)
S0152 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Transportation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2013-160), CS/CS/CS/SB 52 (Ch. 2013-58)
S0396 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Transportation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 52 (Ch. 2013-58)
S0708 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Transportation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 52 (Ch. 2013-58)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
316	305		Amended Code	See Bill Text
322	27		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/52
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0052/BillText/Filed/HTML
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0052/BillText/c1/HTML
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0052/BillText/c2/HTML
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0052/BillText/c3/HTML
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0052/BillText/e1/HTML
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0052/BillText/er/HTML
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0052/Amendment/153918/HTML
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0052/Amendment/653148/HTML
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0052/Amendment/462058/HTML
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0052/Amendment/190062/HTML
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0052/Amendment/599896/HTML
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0052/Amendment/767961/PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0052/FloorVotes/5lx5qCmwK%2FljYK9FSQhKWCH8p40%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130416%2FSenateVote%5Fs0052c3007%2EPDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0052/FloorVotes/KFXSqU3i0%3DPL%3Dm%2FI3OJV490dIKfNHE%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FAmendment%2F20130430%2FHouseVote%5Fs0052c3357%2EPDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0052/FloorVotes/z9u2boKVnoNNJKvDLQwHaZqd6k8%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FAmendment%2F20130430%2FHouseVote%5Fs0052c3358%2EPDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0052/FloorVotes/z6iOKALl2oY1bvkAvSHXu2sL920%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130501%2FHouseVote%5Fs0052c3386%2EPDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0052/FloorVotes/7QgnRUyA9jnrfqOiRArqohITxcQ%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130502%2FSenateVote%5Fs0052c3017%2EPDF