2012-02-13                     House Journal                      Page 1575
                      FIRST READING AND REFERENCE                                                                            
                            OF SENATE BILLS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SB 171                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 171 by the Senate Education Committee, entitled:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    "An Act increasing the base student allocation used for public                                                              
    school funding; and providing for an effective date."                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                    REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HB 255                                                                                                                        
The Judiciary Committee considered:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 255                                                                                                          
    "An Act prohibiting the driver of a motor vehicle from reading or                                                           
    typing a text message or other nonvoice message or                                                                          
    communication on a cellular telephone, computer, or personal data                                                           
    assistant while driving a motor vehicle."                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 255(JUD)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to screen devices in motor vehicles; prohibiting                                                           
    the driver of a motor vehicle from reading or typing a text                                                                 
    message or other nonvoice message or communication on a                                                                     
    cellular telephone, computer, or personal data assistant while                                                              
    driving a motor vehicle; and providing for an effective date."                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Gatto, Chair, with the                                                                  
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (4):  Gruenberg, Holmes, Pruitt, Gatto                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Do not pass (1):  Keller                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (1):  Lynn