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IN HB1255
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Milo Smith
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AI Summary
- Prohibits placing or receiving telephone calls while operating a moving motor vehicle unless using hands-free or voice-operated technology, with an exception for calling 911 to report a bona fide emergency
- Expands the existing texting and email ban to include the new telephone call restriction effective July 1, 2017
- Defines "telecommunications device" to include wireless telephones, personal digital assistants, pagers, text messaging devices, and functional equivalents or successors to these devices
- Exempts amateur radio equipment operated by Federal Communications Commission licensed operators and communications systems in commercial motor vehicles weighing more than 10,000 pounds
- Restricts police officers from confiscating, searching, or downloading information from telecommunications devices without consent unless they have probable cause the device was used in a crime, possess a valid search warrant, or are otherwise authorized by law
Legislative Description
Use of telecommunications devices while driving. Requires a person to use hands free or voice operated technology to place or receive a telephone call while operating a moving motor vehicle unless the device is used to call 911 to report a bona fide emergency. Revises the term "telecommunications device" for purposes related to motor vehicle operation.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
1/10/2017
Committee Referrals
Roads and Transportation1/10/2017
Full Bill Text
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