Florida Senate Bill 324 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 30 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Prohibits a person younger than 18 years of age from writing or sending a text message on an electronic communications device while operating a motor vehicle. Provides for enforcement. Provides exceptions. Provides penalties.

Motor Vehicle Operators/Text Messaging [CPSC]

Sen. Carey Baker [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-30		Died in Committee on Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
2010-04-02		On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 04/07/10, 8:00 am, 301-S --Meeting cancelled
2010-03-30		Now in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities -SJ 00344
2010-03-25		Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2010-03-24		CS by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00344; CS read 1st time on 03/25/10 -SJ 00345
2010-03-19		On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/24/10, 1:15 pm, 37-S
2010-03-02		Introduced, referred to Transportation; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00031
2009-12-09		Referred to Transportation; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations
2009-10-06		Filed

H0041 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Finance & Tax Council
H0221 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 971 (Ch. 2010-223)
H0323 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Roads, Bridges, & Ports Policy (EDCA)
H0893 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Roads, Bridges, & Ports Policy (EDCA)
S0168 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Transportation
S0244 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
S0326 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Transportation
S0328 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Transportation
S0374 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Transportation
S0448 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Messages
S0522 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Messages
S0592 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Transportation
S0934 (Similar To) 2010-01-06 - Withdrawn prior to introduction
S1144 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 971 (Ch. 2010-223)
S2514 (Similar To) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Transportation

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
0316	304		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&SubMenu=1&Tab=session&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&BillNum=0324&Chamber=Senate&Year=2010
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb0324.html&Directory=session/2010/Senate/bills/billtext/html/
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb0324c1.html&Directory=session/2010/Senate/bills/billtext/html/