SB 649-FN
increasing fines for using a hand-held mobile electronic device while driving a motor vehicle.
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On the record
Quoted from the General Court bill status page, not worked out from the docket.
| In the House | PASSED/ADOPTED |
|---|---|
| In the Senate | PASSED/ADOPTED |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 1/29/2026 |
| LSR number | 2087 |
| Chapter | 0114 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H26 |
Where it stands
House: PASSED/ADOPTED · Senate: PASSED/ADOPTED
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
A bill goes on the consent calendar when the committee vote was unanimous or nearly so, and any members who dissented did not object to placing it there. It then passes without floor debate. Ten members may file a petition to pull a bill off the consent calendar and have it debated and voted on separately.
Sponsors
Fenton, Donovan(D) Ches 10, Birdsell, Regina(R) Rock 19, Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3, Gannon, Bill(R) Rock 23, Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2, McConkey, Mark(R) Carr 3, Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12, Prentiss, Suzanne(D) Graf 5, Ricciardi, Denise(R) Ches 9, Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Transportation
- January 13, 2026Hearing: 01/13/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 02:00 pm
- January 29, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026; Vote 4-0; CC
- January 29, 2026Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026
- February 19, 2026Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- March 18, 2026Public Hearing: 03/18/2026 03:00 pm GP 159
- March 20, 2026Executive Session: 03/20/2026 02:00 pm GP 159
- April 1, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/20/2026 (Vote 11-1; CC)
- April 3, 2026Removed from Consent (Reps. Alexander Jr., Tom Mannion, McFarlane, Barton, D. Kelley, DeVito, Reinfurt, Granger, Thibault, Giasson) 04/03/2026
- April 9, 2026Lay SB649 on Table (Rep. Scherr): MF DV 168-186 04/09/2026
- April 9, 2026Ought to Pass: MA DV 232-123 04/09/2026
- May 14, 2026Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026)
- May 14, 2026Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026
- May 29, 2026Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 114; Effective 01/01/2027
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Ought to Pass
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Lay SB649 on Table (Rep. Scherr)
Decided on a division vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Ought to Pass
Decided on a division vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
No committee report on file. Majority and minority reports are printed in the House Calendar rather than the docket.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- January 13, 2026 at 14:00Transportation hearing
- January 29, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- March 18, 2026 at 15:00Criminal Justice and Public Safety public hearing recording 5:45:29–5:56:43, about 11 min (estimated)
- March 20, 2026 at 14:00Criminal Justice and Public Safety executive session recording 1:52:05–1:55:12, about 3 min (estimated)
- April 9, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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