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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 889

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Relating to: use of cellular telephones in school zones and providing a penalty.

Motor vehicle — Drivers license School — Building Telecommunications Telephone

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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

Current law prohibits a person from driving a motor vehicle while using a

cellular phone in a highway construction zone, except to report an emergency or

certain hands-free use. A person who violates this provision may be required to

forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $40 for the first offense and not less than $50

nor more than $100 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year. This bill

expands this prohibition to school zones during school hours or whenever a child is

present.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Behnke (R) , Binsfeld (R) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Jacobson (D) , Kitchens (R) , Novak (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Plumer (R) , Sinicki (D)

7 cosponsors

Agard (D) , Hesselbein (D) , James (R) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Feb 7, 2024 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. Jan 2, 2024 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Considine, Behnke, Binsfeld, Conley, Dittrich, Duchow, Jacobson, Novak, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Plumer and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators James, Hesselbein, Agard, Roys and Spreitzer

  2. Jan 2, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Jan 3, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 24, 2024 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 1, 2024 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 7, 2024 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  7. Feb 7, 2024 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  9. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1