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Legislative Year: 2017 Change

Title	Increase Penalty Texting While Driving
Status	Governor Signed (06/01/2017)
Bill Subjects	Civil Law Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement Fiscal Policy & Taxes
House Sponsors	J. Melton (D)
Senate Sponsors	L. Court (D)
House Committee	Judiciary
Senate Committee	State, Veterans, and Military Affairs
Date Introduced	01/11/2017
AI Summary
Summary	Concerning an increase in the penalty for text messaging while operating a motor vehicle.
Committee Reports with Amendments	April 21, 2017: House Appropriations Committee Report April 03, 2017: House Finance Committee Report March 21, 2017: House Judiciary Committee Report February 28, 2017: Senate Appropriations Committee Report February 16, 2017: Senate Finance Committee Report February 08, 2017: Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee Report
Full Text	Full Text of Bill (pdf) (most recent)
Fiscal Notes	Fiscal Notes (08/14/2017) (most recent)
Additional Bill Documents	Bill Documents Including: Past bill versions Past fiscal notes Committee activity and documents Bill History
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Vote Totals	Vote Totals by Party