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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2010</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Wireless telephones; prohibit use of while driving without use of hands-free device.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF WIRELESS TELEPHONES OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES TO MAKE PHONE CALLS WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE EXCEPT WHEN THE WIRELESS TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE IS HANDS-FREE; TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF WIRELESS TELEPHONES OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES TO WRITE, SEND OR READ A TEXT-BASED COMMUNICATION WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE; TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS FROM COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>03/15/10 at 12:20</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>H</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM> 973</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>House Bill  973</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>HB 973</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>H</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>July 1, 2010</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Transportation</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>T</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/TR.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Broomfield</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../House_authors/Broomfield.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>063-0001-0073</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/063/00010073.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/18 (H) Referred To Transportation</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/02 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 3</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/10 (H) Read the Third Time</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 4</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/11 (H) Recommitted to Committee</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 5</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/11 (H) Died In Committee</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2010/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0973CS.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2010/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0973CS.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2010/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0973IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2010/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0973IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<CMTESUB>
			<CMTESUB_PDF>../../../../documents/2010/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0973CS.pdf</CMTESUB_PDF>
			<CMTESUB_OTHER>../../../../documents/2010/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0973CS.htm</CMTESUB_OTHER>
		</CMTESUB>
		<VETOMSG>
			<VETO_PDF>../../../../documents/2010/pdf/veto/HB0637.pdf</VETO_PDF>
			<VETO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2010/html/veto/HB0637.htm</VETO_OTHER>
		</VETOMSG>
	</DOCUMENTS>
</HISTORY>
