Virginia 2017 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 1834 — Distracted driving; penalty.

Last action — Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Expands the prohibition on manually entering multiple letters or text in a handheld communications device while operating a motor vehicle to also prohibit the manual selection of multiple icons and removes the condition that such manual entry is prohibited only if performed as a means of communicating with another person. The bill prohibits the operator of a motor vehicle from reading any information displayed on the device; current law prohibits reading an email or text message. The bill provides that this prohibition does not apply to reading any information displayed through the use of a global positioning system for the purposes of navigation. The bill eliminates the current exemption from the prohibition on using a handheld personal communications device while operating a motor vehicle when the vehicle is stopped or not moving; the current exemption from the prohibition when the vehicle is parked is not affected.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law

  2. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  3. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103620D

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (139)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1834 do?
Expands the prohibition on manually entering multiple letters or text in a handheld communications device while operating a motor vehicle to also prohibit the manual selection of multiple icons and removes the condition that such manual entry is prohibited only if performed as a means of communicating with another person. The bill prohibits the operator of a motor vehicle from reading any information displayed on the device; current law prohibits reading an email or text message. The bill provides that this prohibition does not apply to reading any information displayed through the use of a global positioning system for the purposes of navigation. The bill eliminates the current exemption from the prohibition on using a handheld personal communications device while operating a motor vehicle when the vehicle is stopped or not moving; the current exemption from the prohibition when the vehicle is parked is not affected.
Who sponsors HB 1834?
HB 1834 is sponsored by R. Steven Landes, L. Scott Lingamfelter, Ronald A. Villanueva, Scott A. Surovell, Kory, Kaye, Murphy, Kathleen, Michael J. Jones, Jessica L. Anderson, and Edmunds, James E., II.
What is the current status of HB 1834?
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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