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MS SB2652
Bill
Status
Failed
2/5/2019
Primary Sponsor
Angela Burks Hill
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AI Summary
- Changes texting while driving violation from civil violation to misdemeanor offense with penalty of $100.
- Creates separate felony charges when texting while driving negligently causes death or serious injury to another person.
- Imposes life imprisonment without parole for 25 years (with earliest parole eligibility after 5 years) for deaths resulting from texting while driving.
- Imposes 5-25 years imprisonment for each instance of mutilation, disfigurement, or non-fatal serious injury resulting from texting while driving.
- Effective date is July 1, 2019.
Legislative Description
Texting while driving; revise penalty when resulting in death or injury.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/5/2019
Committee Referrals
Judiciary, Division A1/21/2019
Full Bill Text
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