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2012 SESSION

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HB 1053 Handheld personal communications devices; penalty if text messaging and emailing while driving.

Introduced by: Richard L. Anderson | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Texting while driving. Removes the "secondary enforcement" provision from the statute prohibiting sending or reading email or text messages while driving.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102713D  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102713D
• 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
• 01/25/12  House: Assigned MPPS sub: #2
• 02/14/12  House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety