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Milwaukee County supervisors lay over hands‑free driving resolution amid enforcement concerns
Summary
The Intergovernmental Relations Committee laid over a resolution urging state lawmakers to require hands‑free phone use while driving after supervisors raised concerns about enforcement and impacts on immigrant communities.
On Jan. 31, 2025, the Milwaukee County Intergovernmental Relations Committee voted to lay over a resolution urging state legislators to adopt a hands‑free driving law that would require drivers to use hands‑free technology and avoid holding cell phones while driving.
The resolution, introduced by Supervisor Skye Capriolo (Milwaukee County Board, District 15) and co‑sponsored by supervisors Capriollo, O'Connor, Ekblad, Rolland, Vincent and Logston, asks state lawmakers to reconsider previously proposed bipartisan hands‑free legislation as a next step to reduce distracted driving and to support the county's Vision 0 initiative. "This resolution is basically just taking that next logical step to say, hey, let's just keep our hands off phones and on the wheel,…
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