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SB649-FN

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Title: increasing fines for using a hand-held mobile electronic device while driving a motor vehicle.

Sponsors: (Prime) Fenton (D), McConkey (R), Gannon (R), Prentiss (D), Birdsell (R), Ricciardi (R), Roy (R), Gorski (R), Nancy Murphy (D), Crawford (R)

LSR Number: 26-2087

General Status: PASSED

House:

Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Due Out: 5/7/2026

Status: PASSED/ADOPTED

Senate:

Committee: Transportation

Floor Date: 1/29/2026

Status: PASSED/ADOPTED

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Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 1

Hearing: 01/13/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 46

Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 3

Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2

Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 5

Public Hearing: 03/18/2026 03:00 pm GP 159

Executive Session: 03/20/2026 02:00 pm GP 159

Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/20/2026 (Vote 11-1; CC)

Removed from Consent (Reps. Alexander Jr., Tom Mannion, McFarlane, Barton, D. Kelley, DeVito, Reinfurt, Granger, Thibault, Giasson) 04/03/2026

Lay SB649 on Table (Rep. Scherr): MF DV 168-186 04/09/2026 HJ 10

Ought to Pass: MA DV 232-123 04/09/2026