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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 91

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the use of cellular telephones and other devices while operating certain motor vehicles transporting children and providing a penalty.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill generally prohibits a person operating a school bus or another vehicle

transporting pupils from using a cellular telephone or other wireless

telecommunications device while the school bus or other vehicle is on the roadway

or loading or unloading passengers. This prohibition does not apply if a cellular

telephone, or a wireless telecommunications device capable of real-time voice

communications, is used to make an emergency "911" telephone call or communicate

with specified emergency responders or service providers regarding an emergency

situation. A person who violates this prohibition must forfeit $200 for the first

offense and $500 for each subsequent offense occurring within two years. In

addition, for the second or subsequent offense within two years, the Department of

Transportation must cancel the "S" endorsement, authorizing the operation of school

buses, to the person's operator's license and the person may not reinstate the "S"

endorsement to his or her operator's license for six months.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Hansen (D) , Lehman (D) , Olsen (R) , Risser (D) , Taylor (D) , Vinehout (D)

13 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Benedict (D) , Berceau (D) , Gunderson (R) , Honadel (R) , Kerkman (R) , Molepske Jr. (D) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Smith (D) , Spanbauer (R) , Townsend (R) , Zepnick (D)

Votes

Senate: Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 6, Noes 0 by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources

Passed 6–0 Apr 16, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 11, Noes 0

Passed 11–0 Sep 16, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 27, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Risser, Lehman, Olsen, Vinehout, Taylor and Hansen;Cosponsored by Representatives Kerkman, Zepnick, Benedict, Townsend, Gunderson, Berceau, A. Ott, Pope-Roberts, Smith, Spanbauer, Honadel, Molepske Jr. and Ballweg

  2. Feb 27, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources

  3. Mar 19, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 16, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Apr 16, 2009 · Senate

    Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 6, Noes 0 by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources

  6. Apr 16, 2009 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 6, Noes 0

  7. Apr 16, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Apr 23, 2009 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-28-2009 by committee on Senate Organization

  9. Apr 28, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. Apr 28, 2009 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  11. Apr 28, 2009 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  12. Apr 28, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. Apr 28, 2009 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Apr 28, 2009 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 adopted

  15. Apr 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  16. Apr 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation

  17. Jul 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  18. Sep 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  19. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  20. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  21. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1