Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Cellular phones; create misdemeanor offense for causing accident while using.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/02 (H) Referred To Judiciary B | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2001 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Smith (27th)
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE A MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE OF CAUSING A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHILE USING A CELLULAR PHONE OR OTHER SIMILAR DEVICE; TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS ACT IS NEGLIGENCE PER SE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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