2023 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2014: Motor vehicles, certain; use of handheld personal communication devices.

Legislative Summary

Use of handheld personal communication devices in certain motor vehicles. Clarifies the penalty structure for a first offense and a second or subsequent offense of using a handheld personal communication device in certain motor vehicles, as well as the mandatory fine for a violation within a highway work zone, to accommodate the Supreme Court's case management system. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is declarative of existing law and is identical to

Bill History

1/10/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101587D
House of Delegates
1/10/2023
Referred to Committee on Transportation
House of Delegates
1/13/2023
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #3 Highway Safety and Policy
House of Delegates
1/18/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2023
Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/26/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/27/2023
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
1/31/2023
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Senate
2/9/2023
Reported from Transportation (11-Y 4-N)
Senate
2/13/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/14/2023
Read third time
Senate
2/14/2023
Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
Senate
2/20/2023
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/20/2023
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2014ER)
House of Delegates
2/20/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/21/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/2/2023
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
House of Delegates
3/2/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/26/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 557 (effective 7/1/23)
3/26/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
2/14/2023
25
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/13/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Transportation (11-Y 4-N)
2/9/2023
11
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
1/30/2023
100
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Transportation (22-Y 0-N)
1/24/2023
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
1/18/2023
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/26/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Les Adams
Les Adams
Republican

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/26/20234.2 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/20/20234.2 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/10/20234.5 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/21/202361.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/2/202357.1 KB