HB2 Summary

• Prohibits operating a motor vehicle on any public road, street, or highway in Alabama while using a handheld wireless telecommunication device to write, send, or read text-based communications.

• Establishes tiered fines: $25 for first violation, $50 for second violation, and $75 for third or subsequent violations.

• Convictions are recorded as two-point violations on the driver's record.

• Exempts emergency calls, device use when parked on highway shoulders, and pre-programmed GPS navigation systems from the restrictions.

• Requires state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies to maintain and report monthly statistical information on traffic stops made under this law to the Department of Public Safety, with specific tracking of minority groups.