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Charlotte County adopts hands‑free driving resolution, adds support for HB 501
Summary
The Board unanimously adopted a data‑driven resolution urging hands‑free cellphone use while driving and directed staff to add support for state bill HB 501 to the county’s legislative agenda.
The Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on March 11 to adopt a resolution encouraging hands‑free cellphone use while driving and to direct staff to add support for state bill HB 501 to the county legislative agenda.
The chair introduced the item by describing recent examples of dangerous driving and said the proposal is grounded in the data attached to the resolution. Commissioner Bill Truax and others voiced broad support. Commissioner Daugherty formally moved approval. The board amended the motion to instruct staff to change the county legislative agenda to support HB 501; the amendment passed by voice vote and the amended resolution was approved unanimously.
Commissioners noted that distracted driving takes many forms and said the county may consider broader distracted‑driving initiatives later, but this resolution is limited to the data and language in the board packet. There was no recorded roll‑call; the board approved the measure by unanimous voice vote.
