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Committee reports resolution designating April 2025 as Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Summary
House Resolution 196 designates April 2025 as Distracted Driving Awareness Month in Pennsylvania. Committee members emphasized education and cited the recently enacted distracted-driving law; the resolution was reported as committed with no recorded negative votes.
The House Transportation Committee reported House Resolution 196, introduced by Chairman Ed Nielsen, designating April 2025 as Distracted Driving Awareness Month in Pennsylvania.
Chairman Nielsen summarized the resolution and framed it within ongoing enforcement and education efforts tied to recently enacted distracted-driving legislation. He recounted meeting with advocate Eileen Miller and referenced the earlier Rosemary Brown bill enacted last year. Nielsen said PennDOT will soon begin an education campaign tied to the law taking fuller effect next year.
The chairman urged parents to set examples for younger drivers: “Show your kids an example. Stop the distracted driving.” Committee members recorded no negative votes and the resolution was reported as committed. The committee record did not attach funding or specific enforcement actions to the resolution.
