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NC H394
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Francis Iler
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AI Summary
- Prohibits drivers from holding an animal or allowing an animal to sit in their lap while operating a vehicle on public roads
- Prohibits interacting with children or animals in ways that impair vehicle operation and result in careless, reckless, or heedless driving
- Exempts fully autonomous vehicles operating under existing state regulations
- Violations are infractions punishable by a $100 fine plus court costs, with no insurance surcharge assessed
- Effective December 1, 2025, with a six-month warning-only period before fines are issued
Legislative Description
Distracted Driving/Children and Animals
Public
Last Action
Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
4/14/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary I4/14/2025
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House4/10/2025
Judiciary I3/26/2025
Transportation3/17/2025
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