West Virginia 2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 545 — Relating to driving privileges and requirements for persons under 18

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  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

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What changed in the latest version

23 added · 35 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the updated version of SB 545, changes were made to strengthen restrictions on cell phone use by drivers under 18 years old. The bill now prohibits all cell phone use for these young drivers, except when contacting emergency services like 9-1-1. This change is important because it aims to enhance road safety by reducing distractions for inexperienced drivers, which can help prevent accidents. Additionally, penalties for repeated traffic violations have been clarified to support the enforcement of these driving laws.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Originating Senate Bill 545 By Senators Boso, Swope, Gaunch, Jeffries, Plymale, and Beach [Originating in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure;
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Engrossed Senate Bill 545 By Senators Boso, Swope, Gaunch, Jeffries, Plymale, and Beach [Originating in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure;
A holder of a level three driver’s license who is under the age of 18 years is prohibited from using a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle, unless the use of the wireless communication device is for contacting a 9-1-1 system.
A holder of a level three driver’s license who is under the age of 18 years is prohibited from using a wireless communication device for the purpose of communicating with another while operating a motor vehicle, unless the use of the wireless communication device is for contacting a 9-1-1 system.
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The purpose of this bill is to prohibit all cell phone use for drivers under the age of 18 except for certain emergency situations and to make stylistic changes and corrections.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
_______________ JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT   On page six, section three-a, line one hundred thirty-seven, after the word “device” by inserting the words “for the purpose of communicating with another”.
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Action History

  1. House Message received

  2. Communicated to Senate

  3. House rejected (Roll No. 556)

  4. House adopted conference report (Voice vote)

  5. Conference report received-House

  6. House received Senate message

  7. Senate requests House to concur

  8. Effective from passage (Roll No. 499)

  9. Senate adopted conference report and passed bill (Roll No. 499)

  10. Conference report filed - House

  11. Conference report filed - Senate

  12. House received Senate message

  13. To conference

  14. Communicated to House

  15. Senate agreed to conference and appoints conferees: Trump, Weld, Woelfel

  16. House Message received

  17. Communicated to Senate

  18. House appointed conferees: Zatezalo, Hollen, Isner

  19. House refused to recede and requested conference(Voice vote)

  20. House received Senate message

  21. Senate refused to concur; requested House recede(Voice vote)

  22. House Message received

  23. Communicated to Senate

  24. Effective from passage (Roll No. 354)

  25. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  26. Passed House (Roll No. 353)

  27. Read 3rd time

  28. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  29. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  30. Read 2nd time

  31. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  32. Read 1st time

  33. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  34. With amendment, do pass

  35. To House Judiciary

  36. To Judiciary

  37. Introduced in House

  38. Ordered to House

  39. Effective from passage (Roll No. 215)

  40. Passed Senate (Roll No. 215)

  41. Read 3rd time

  42. On 3rd reading

  43. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  44. Read 2nd time

  45. Laid over on 2nd reading 2/23/18

  46. On 2nd reading

  47. Read 1st time

  48. On 1st reading

  49. Reported do pass, with amendment

  50. Senator Rucker requests to be removed as sponsor of bill

  51. Referred to Judiciary

  52. Motion

  53. Reported do pass, but first to Judiciary

  54. Originating in Senate Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors

  • Boso · Primary
  • Plymale · Cosponsor
  • Beach · Cosponsor
  • Gaunch · Cosponsor
  • Swope · Cosponsor
  • Jeffries · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 23 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Boso

Co-sponsors (5)

  • Plymale
  • Beach
  • Gaunch
  • Swope
  • Jeffries

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Failed 25 Yea · 72 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 194901
Republican 61901
Democrat 0400
Total 257202
% of votes cast 25%73%0%2%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Pyles — Nay
Evans, E. — Nay
Fast — Nay
Blair — Nay
Romine, C. — Nay
Martin — Nay
Maynard — Nay
Hartman — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Diserio — Nay
Nelson — Nay
Phillips — Yea
Romine, R. — Yea
Bates — Nay
Boggs — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Canestraro — Nay
Capito — Nay
Cowles — Yea
Deem — Not Voting
Espinosa — Nay
Ferro — Nay
Folk — Nay
Frich — Nay
Graves — Nay
Hamrick — Nay
Hicks — Yea
Higginbotham — Nay
Hill — Nay
Householder — Nay
Iaquinta — Nay
Love — Nay
Lovejoy — Nay
Lynch — Nay
Overington — Yea
Pack — Nay
Paynter — Nay
Pethtel — Nay
Robinson — Nay
Rodighiero — Nay
Rowan — Nay
Sponaugle — Nay
Storch — Nay
Upson — Nay
Wagner — Yea
Speaker Armstead — Yea
Evans, A. — Yea
Lane — Yea
Foster — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Isner — Yea
Shott — Yea
Ambler — Nay
Atkinson — Yea
Byrd — Nay
Caputo — Nay
Fleischauer — Yea
Harshbarger — Nay
Kessinger — Nay
Longstreth — Nay
Marcum — Nay
Miley — Nay
Moye — Nay
Rowe — Yea
Sobonya — Yea
Summers — Nay
Westfall — Yea
Wilson — Nay
John Williams Democrat Nay
Mike Pushkin Democrat Nay
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Nay
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Nay
Ben Queen Republican Nay
Betsy Kelly Republican Nay
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Nay
Erica Moore Republican Nay
Gary G. Howell Republican Nay
George Miller Republican Nay
George Miller Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Nay
Jason Barrett Republican Nay
Jeff Campbell Republican Nay
Jeff Eldridge Republican Nay
Jim Butler Republican Nay
Joe Ellington Republican Nay
Joe Statler Republican Nay
Lisa White Republican Nay
Mark Dean Republican Nay
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Nay
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Nay
Pat McGeehan Republican Nay
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Not Voting
Stanley Adkins Republican Nay
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 68 Yea · 30 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 462202
Republican 20600
Democrat 2200
Total 683002
% of votes cast 68%30%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Martin — Nay
Maynard — Nay
Evans, E. — Nay
Capito — Nay
Deem — Not Voting
Fast — Nay
Folk — Nay
Frich — Nay
Hamrick — Nay
Harshbarger — Nay
Hicks — Nay
Hill — Not Voting
Kessinger — Nay
Longstreth — Nay
Paynter — Nay
Robinson — Nay
Sponaugle — Nay
Upson — Nay
Wilson — Nay
Romine, R. — Yea
Evans, A. — Yea
Foster — Yea
Blair — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Walters — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Lane — Yea
Romine, C. — Yea
Speaker Armstead — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Ferro — Yea
Graves — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Iaquinta — Yea
Isner — Yea
Love — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Miley — Yea
Overington — Yea
Pack — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Shott — Yea
Storch — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Ambler — Yea
Byrd — Nay
Canestraro — Yea
Caputo — Nay
Fleischauer — Yea
Higginbotham — Nay
Householder — Yea
Lynch — Yea
Marcum — Nay
Moye — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Sobonya — Yea
Summers — Nay
Westfall — Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Nay
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Nay
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Nay
Gary G. Howell Republican Nay
George Miller Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Nay
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Nay
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Nay
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Nay
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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EFFECT FROM PASSAGE

Passed 84 Yea · 14 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 60802
Republican 22400
Democrat 2200
Total 841402
% of votes cast 84%14%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Martin — Nay
Evans, A. — Yea
Evans, E. — Yea
Romine, C. — Yea
Lane — Yea
Romine, R. — Yea
Blair — Yea
Foster — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Deem — Not Voting
Espinosa — Yea
Fast — Yea
Ferro — Yea
Folk — Nay
Hill — Not Voting
Isner — Nay
Kessinger — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Love — Yea
Lynch — Yea
Marcum — Yea
Paynter — Nay
Rowan — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Shott — Yea
Sobonya — Yea
Summers — Nay
Wilson — Nay
Maynard — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Walters — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Speaker Armstead — Yea
Capito — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Graves — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Iaquinta — Yea
Miley — Yea
Overington — Yea
Pack — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Storch — Yea
Upson — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Ambler — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Frich — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Householder — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Moye — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Robinson — Nay
Rodighiero — Yea
Sponaugle — Nay
Wagner — Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Nay
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Nay
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Nay
Gary G. Howell Republican Nay
George Miller Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Nay
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Nay
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30001
Republican 3000
Total 33001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
ARVON — Yea
GAUNCH — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
KARNES — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MANN — Not Voting
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
BOSO — Yea
OJEDA — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
PALUMBO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
WELD — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
FERNS — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Sarah Drennan Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Who sponsors SB 545?
SB 545 is sponsored by Boso, Plymale, Beach, Gaunch, Swope, and Jeffries.
What is the current status of SB 545?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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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