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Committee approves bill to make handheld phone use in active school zones a primary offense
Summary
HB 1182 clarifies Arkansas law so use of a handheld device by a moving vehicle within school-zone signage when children are present is a primary offense; sponsor said the change aligns public expectation with statute and the committee passed the measure.
Sponsor testimony described House Bill 1182 as a clarification to existing distracted-driving law that would make handheld-device use in moving vehicles between school-zone signs — when children are present — a primary offense. The sponsor said the bill focuses on the 300-foot zone around schools on public thoroughfares and is not intended to govern activity on school property.
The sponsor…
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