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Senate advances ban on cellphone use for drivers under 18, sends bill toward final reading
Summary
After a lengthy floor debate about enforceability and scope, the Utah Senate voted to advance SB128, which would make cellphone use by drivers under 18 a primary offense with a maximum $50 fine and no points on the license; the measure passed 19–9 and was placed at the bottom of the third‑reading calendar.
Senator Romero presented Senate Bill 128, a measure that would prohibit drivers under age 18 from using wireless telephones while driving and make that violation a primary offense carrying a maximum $50 fine and no points on the driver’s record. Romero told colleagues the bill is “narrowly tailored” to teen drivers and cited crash data and national examples showing reduced teen crashes where similar laws paired with public…
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