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2020 SESSION
HB 377 Handheld personal communications devices; holding devices while driving a motor vehicle.
Introduced by: Rodney T. Willett | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Holding handheld personal communications devices while driving a motor vehicle. Prohibits any person from holding a handheld personal communications device while driving a motor vehicle. Current law prohibits (i) the reading of any email or text message and manually entering letters or text in such a device as a means of communicating and (ii) holding a personal communications device while driving in a work zone. The bill expands the exemptions to include handheld personal communications devices that are being held and used (a) as an amateur radio or a citizens band radio or (b) for official Department of Transportation or traffic incident management services. This bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021. This bill was incorporated into HB 874.
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HISTORY
- 01/02/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102351D
- 01/02/20 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/15/20 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Motor Vehicles
- 01/27/20 House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB874-Bourne) by voice vote
- 02/13/20 House: Left in Transportation