Virginia House Bill 244 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 2 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Public utilities; cell phones; bill notice. Requires any public utility providing commercial mobile radio service to persons whose billing address is within the Commonwealth to include with each bill a notice stating: "It is unlawful for any person to text or use a handheld personal communications device while operating a motor vehicle in a highway work zone when workers are present." The measure also provides that, for purposes of the provision imposing such requirement, a provider of commercial mobile radio service is a public utility.

Public utilities; cell phones, bill notice.

Del. Terry Austin [R]

2018-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-13	House	Left in Commerce and Labor
2018-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N)
2018-01-25	House	Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #1
2018-01-02	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2018-01-02	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103203D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB244
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB244+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H1401V0021+HB0244