Bill Text: CT HB05324 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Increasing The Penalties For Texting Or Using A Hand-held Mobile Telephone While Driving.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-26 - Public Hearing 01/30 [HB05324 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05324-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5324
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 472
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Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. BETTS, 78th Dist.

AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR TEXTING OR USING A HAND-HELD MOBILE TELEPHONE WHILE DRIVING.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That subsection (h) of section 14-296aa of the general statutes, concerning the prohibition of the use of hand-held mobile telephones and electronic devices by motor vehicle operators, be amended to increase the penalties by ____ amount.

Statement of Purpose:

To increase the penalties for texting and using a hand-held mobile telephone while driving.