The prohibition against reading text messages while driving gained relatively easy passage in the House of Delegates on Thursday. But the proposed new traffic violation continued to be a point of contention in the Senate, where Republicans proposed six amendments that failed to pass before the measure won preliminary approval.
Day: March 3, 2011
State Roundup, March 3, 2011
Two holdouts ready to vote on gay marriage bill, but just when that vote will be taken is anybody’s guess; O’Malley seeks tax to pay for wind power; the governor continues to support septic legislation or he may be willing to shelve it for more study; beverage lobby may get curbs on wine shipments; DNR seeks stronger poaching laws; and funding for USM at Hagerstown passes committee.
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