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2020 SESSION
HB 387 Handheld personal communications devices; use in school zones and school property, penalty.
Introduced by: James E. Edmunds, II | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Use of handheld personal communications devices; school zones and school property; penalty. Adds school crossing zones and school property to the locations in which a driver is prohibited from holding a handheld personal communications device in his hand while driving a motor vehicle, with certain exceptions. The bill provides that a violation is punishable by a mandatory fine of $250. Current law prohibits (i) the reading of an email or text message on the device and manually entering letters or text in the device as a means of communicating and (ii) the holding of a handheld personal communication device in a highway work zone, with the same exceptions. This bill was incorporated into HB 874.
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HISTORY
- 01/02/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101337D
- 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