Bill:  HB 80 
Legislative Session: 84(R) Council Document: 84R 1357 JXC-D
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Last Action:05/13/2015 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption Version:Senate Committee Report
Caption Text:Relating to the use of a portable wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense; modifying existing criminal penalties.
Author:Craddick | Cook | Lucio III | Harless | Wu
Coauthor:Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchía | Burkett | Button | Clardy | Davis, Yvonne | Farias | Frullo | Geren | Howard | Johnson, Eric | Kacal | King, Susan | Koop | Landgraf | Lozano | Miller, Rick | Moody | Morrison | Naishtat | Pickett | Price | Riddle | Sheets | Sheffield | Smith | Stephenson | Turner, Chris | VanDeaver | Villalba | Workman
Sponsor:Zaffirini
Cosponsor:Eltife | Huffman | Menéndez | Perry
Subjects:Vehicles & Traffic--Rules of Road (I0860)
ALEX BROWN MEMORIAL ACT (P0592)
EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (S0321)
TELEPHONES & TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES (S5657)
TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8796)
Companion:SB 25 by Zaffirini, Identical
HB 64 by Lucio III, Duplicate
HB 214 by Harless, Duplicate
House Committee:Transportation
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=3
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/13/2015    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      05/12/2015   11:57 AM 
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/12/2015     1543
S   Reported favorably as substituted      05/12/2015     1546
S   Considered in public hearing      05/11/2015    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/11/2015     1503
S   Left pending in committee      05/07/2015    
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/07/2015    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/07/2015    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/07/2015    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/07/2015     1436
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/05/2015     1339
S   Referred to State Affairs      04/21/2015     1007
S   Read first time      04/21/2015     1007
S   Received from the House      03/30/2015     618
H   Reported engrossed      03/26/2015   01:59 PM  1063
H   Record vote   RV#95   03/26/2015     1038
H   Passed      03/26/2015     1038
H   Read 3rd time      03/26/2015     1038
H   Reason for vote recorded in Journal      03/25/2015     1023
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/25/2015     1023
H   Record vote   RV#91   03/25/2015     1022
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      03/25/2015     1022
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/25/2015     1022
H   Record vote   RV#90   03/25/2015     1021
H   Amendment tabled   14-Dutton   03/25/2015     1016
H   Amendment withdrawn   13-Dutton   03/25/2015     1016
H   Vote reconsidered      03/25/2015     1016
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/25/2015     1014
H   Record vote   RV#89   03/25/2015     1013
H   Amendment tabled   13-Dutton   03/25/2015     1013
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/25/2015     1013
H   Record vote   RV#88   03/25/2015     1012
H   Amendment tabled   12-Simpson   03/25/2015     1012
H   Amendment withdrawn   11-Dutton   03/25/2015     1011
H   Amended   10-Smithee   03/25/2015     1010
H   Amendment withdrawn   9-Smithee   03/25/2015     1009
H   Amended   8-Canales   03/25/2015     1008
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/25/2015     1008
H   Record vote   RV#87   03/25/2015     1007
H   Amendment tabled   7-Dutton   03/25/2015     1006
H   Amendment withdrawn   6-Dutton   03/25/2015     1006
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/25/2015     1005
H   Record vote   RV#86   03/25/2015     1005
H   Amendment tabled   5-Dutton   03/25/2015     1000
H   Amended   4-Rinaldi   03/25/2015     1000
H   Record vote   RV#85   03/25/2015     999
H   Amended   3-Schofield and Burrows   03/25/2015     999
H   Amended   2-Craddick   03/25/2015     999
H   Amended   1-Cook and Craddick   03/25/2015     998
H   Read 2nd time      03/25/2015     994
H   Placed on General State Calendar      03/25/2015    
H   Considered in Calendars      03/18/2015    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      03/16/2015    
H   Committee report distributed      03/16/2015   07:42 AM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      03/13/2015     760
H   Reported favorably as substituted      03/10/2015    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      03/10/2015    
H   Considered in formal meeting      03/10/2015    
H   Left pending in committee      03/05/2015    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/05/2015    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      03/05/2015    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/05/2015    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/05/2015    
H   Referred to Transportation      02/09/2015   02:57 PM  244
H   Read first time      02/09/2015     244
H   Filed      11/10/2014