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Senate substitutes and amends bill to ban texting while driving, ties penalties to DUI framework
Summary
First substitute SB 149 makes it unlawful to text while driving (vehicle must be moving) and models penalties on DUI statutes, with class B misdemeanor for initial violations and higher penalties for injury or repeated offenses; the bill was amended on the floor and resumed after a brief recess.
Senator Hilliard moved to substitute and then presented first substitute Senate Bill 149, which targets handheld texting while driving and clarifies that a vehicle must be in motion for an offense to occur. The sponsor emphasized a recent fatal crash caused by a texting driver and framed the bill as a…
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