Bill:  HB 243 
Legislative Session: 82(R) Council Document: 82R 913 TRH-D
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Last Action:05/16/2011 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption Version:Engrossed
Caption Text:Relating to the creation of an offense for certain uses of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.
Author:Craddick | Martinez Fischer | Brown | Cook | Menendez
Coauthor:Coleman | Frullo | Harless | Jackson, Jim | King, Susan | Landtroop | Otto | Patrick, Diane | Perry | Shelton | Truitt
Sponsor:Zaffirini
Cosponsor:Uresti
Subjects:Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road (I0860)
EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (S0321)
TELEPHONES & TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES (S5657)
Companion:SB 46 by Zaffirini, Identical
SB 119 by Uresti, Similar
House Committee:Transportation
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=11   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Committee:Transportation & Homeland Security
Status:In committee
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Co-sponsor authorized       05/16/2011     2374
S   Left pending in committee       05/16/2011    
S   Testimony taken in committee       05/16/2011    
S   Considered in public hearing       05/16/2011    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .       05/16/2011    
S   Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.       04/26/2011     1338
S   Read first time       04/26/2011     1338
S   Received from the House       04/11/2011     1006
H   Reported engrossed       04/11/2011   07:50 AM  1686
H   Reason for vote recorded in Journal       04/08/2011     1630
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal       04/08/2011     1630
H   Record vote   RV#318   04/08/2011     1630
H   Passed       04/08/2011     1630
H   Laid out as postponed business       04/08/2011     1630
H   Postponed       04/08/2011     1606
H   Read 3rd time       04/08/2011     1606
H   Record vote   RV#300   04/07/2011     1591
H   Passed to engrossment as amended       04/07/2011     1591
H   Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      04/07/2011     1590
H   Amended   2-Veasey   04/07/2011     1590
H   Amended   1-L. Taylor   04/07/2011     1590
H   Record vote   RV#299   04/07/2011     1589
H   Motion to table fails       04/07/2011     1589
H   Amendment(s) offered   1-L. Taylor   04/07/2011     1589
H   Read 2nd time      04/07/2011     1589
H   Placed on General State Calendar      04/07/2011    
H   Considered in Calendars      04/05/2011    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      03/31/2011    
H   Committee report distributed      03/30/2011   05:48 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      03/30/2011     1228
H   Reported favorably as substituted      03/23/2011    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      03/23/2011    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/23/2011    
H   Left pending in committee      03/09/2011    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/09/2011    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      03/09/2011    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/09/2011    
H   Left pending in committee      03/09/2011    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      03/09/2011    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/09/2011    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/09/2011    
H   Referred to Transportation      02/15/2011     355
H   Read first time      02/15/2011     355
H   Filed      11/10/2010