SB 192 (2015) -  Wireless Communications Devices

General Bill by Altman
Wireless Communications Devices: Revising legislative intent to authorize law enforcement officers to issue citations as a primary offense to persons who are texting while driving; relating to the enforcement of the “Florida Ban on Texting While Driving Law” as a secondary action, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2015
Last Event: 05/01/15 S Died in Transportation on Friday, May 1, 2015 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    • On agenda for: 03/31/15 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 3
  • Transportation
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1 Subject: Texting While Driving Relationship: Compare
Bill #: HB 1313 Subject: Use of Wireless Communications Devices While Driving Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 246 Subject: Texting While Driving Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Original Filed Version
    • D 461142 , Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, Gibson Date Filed: 03/31/15, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/31/2015 07:10 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 3/31/2015 7:19:29 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 3/30/2015 10:54:51 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Transportation Time: 05/01/2015 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Now in Transportation -SJ 316 Time: 04/01/2015 - 8:35 AM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 -SJ 316 Time: 03/31/2015 - 6:10 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 03/31/15, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 03/26/2015 - 3:27 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 45 Time: 03/03/2015 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 45 Time: 01/08/2015 - 2:41 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/17/2014 - 11:08 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
316.305 HB 1, SB 246, HB 929, SB 1022, HB 1313