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Relating to the use of an electronic communication device while driving, and providing penalties
Topics:TaxesTransportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2019
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 14, 2019
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
276 prohibits the use of hand-held electronic communication devices to write, send, or view electronic messages while driving a motor vehicle.276 to prohibit any use of an electronic communication device while driving. The bill defines “electronic communication device” to mean a device capable of being used to compose, send, receive, or read an electronic message. The term includes telephones, personal digital assistants, and portable or mobile computers. The term does not include devices physically or electronically integrated into a vehicle, including but not limited to an integrated global positioning system or navigation system.
Read the full explanation
The bill defines “electronic message” to mean a self-contained piece of digital communication, whether verbal or written, that is designed or intended to be transmitted between electronic communication devices. The term includes telephone calls, video calls, electronic mail, text messages, instant messages, and commands or requests to access an internet site. The bill exempts the use of an electronic communication device in a hands-free mode, for members of a public safety agency performing official duties, for health care professionals in the course of emergency situations, for the purpose of reporting an emergency situation, or by pressing a single button to initiate or terminate a voice communication.276 a moving violation. Under current law, a moving violation can be considered for purposes of administrative suspension of a driver’s license or to establish habitual offender status.276 from $30 to $100.482A, if the violation causes a serious injury, a court could impose an additional fine of $500 or suspend the person’s driver’s license for not more than 90 days, or both. If the violation causes a death, a court could impose an additional fine of $1,000 or suspend the person’s driver’s license for not more than 180 days, or both.276 as amended by the bill.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 11, 2020. On February 26, 2020 it recommended amendment and passage.
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Lobbying
14 for · 1 against · 9 undecided · Who →
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