Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on January 11, 2016. The 2014–2015 session has ended.
2014–2015 Session
Assembly Bill 685
Requires driver's license examination to include questions on distracted driving; makes it a violation for motorists to talk or text on hand-held wireless devices while vehicle is temporarily stopped.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Jan 14
John F. McKeon, Nancy F. Muñoz
Chief co-sponsors from Jan 14
Chief co-sponsor from Jun 5
Chief co-sponsor from Feb 24, 2015
Chief co-sponsor from Jan 7, 2016
1 co-sponsor
Its course
January 16, 2014 to January 11, 2016, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the General AssemblyJan 16 to Jan 11725 days
Transportation and Independent AuthoritiesJan 16 to Jan 7721 days
In the SenateJan 11 to Jan 11 · stopped0 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
General Assembly, third reading69–4
Passed · Jan 11, 2016
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the General Assembly Jan 16 – Jan 11, 2016
- Jan 16Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Transportation and Independent Authorities
- Jan 7, 2016Transportation and Independent Authorities recommended it
- Read a second time
- Jan 11, 2016Passed the General Assembly, 69 to 4
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 16INT 1RA REF ATRGeneral Assembly
- Jan 7, 2016REP 2RAGeneral Assembly
- Jan 11, 2016PAGeneral Assembly