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Senate debate flags enforcement challenges for bill to make phone use a primary offense for 18-year-old drivers
Summary
Senate Bill 208, introduced by Senator Bond, would make certain handheld phone use by 18-year-olds a primary offense. Committee members questioned enforceability and interactions with other distracted-driving provisions; sponsors suggested coordinating related bills and reviewing a statutory cross-reference cited in the transcript.
Senator Bond introduced Senate Bill 208 and said the bill would make specified handheld-phone use by 18-year-old drivers a primary offense so officers could stop a vehicle for the behavior. "All this bill does is say you can be pulled over for it if you're 18 and you're using your phone, a handheld phone," Bond said.
Committee members expressed…
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