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HB 255                                                                                                                        
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" was read the second time.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis called the Senate on House Bill No. 255.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The call was satisfied.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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Senator Meyer moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be                                                                
advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without                                                                  
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 255(JUD) was read the third time.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall 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" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken                                                           
with the following result:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 255(JUD)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
Effective Date                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Coghill, Davis, Dyson, Egan, Ellis, French, Giessel, Hoffman,                                                            
Huggins, Kookesh, Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman,                                                                       
Stevens, Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  McGuire                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 255(JUD) passed the Senate.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Meyer moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on                                                                
the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date                                                            
clause. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was signed by                                                         
the President and Secretary and returned to the House.