Key Votes
HB 1119 - Prohibiting Cell Phone Use While Driving for Specific Age Groups - Key Vote
Arkansas Key Votes
Stages
- Feb. 20, 2009 Executive Signed
- Feb. 18, 2009 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- Feb. 18, 2009 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- Feb. 11, 2009 Passage With Amendment
- Jan. 28, 2009 House Bill Passed
- Jan. 21, 2009 Introduced
Family
Issues
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Technology and Communication
- Transportation
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Feb. 20, 2009
Title: Prohibiting Cell Phone Use While Driving for Specific Age Groups
Signed by Governor Mike Beebe
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (93-0) - Feb. 18, 2009
Note:
NOTE: THIS IS A VOTE TO CONCUR WITH ONE SINGLE AMENDMENT THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE PREVIOUS CHAMBER.
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (91-1) - Feb. 18, 2009
Note:
NOTE: THIS IS A VOTE TO CONCUR WITH ONE SINGLE AMENDMENT THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE PREVIOUS CHAMBER.
Legislation - Passage With Amendment (Senate) (35-0) - Feb. 11, 2009
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (62-27) - Jan. 28, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Prohibiting Cell Phone Use While Driving for Specific Age Groups
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits persons aged eighteen to twenty from using handheld wireless telephones for talking, text messaging, emailing, typing or accessing the Internet while driving and prohibits persons aged under eighteen from using any wireless telephones for the aforementioned purposes while driving.
Highlights:
-Provides exemptions from the prohibitions for wireless telephone use for emergency purposes (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 21, 2009
Title: Prohibiting Cell Phone Use While Driving for Specific Age Groups
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- John Burris (AR - R)
- Elizabeth Jane English (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kim D. Hendren (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
