Bill Text: CT SB00697 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Requiring Motor Vehicle Insurance Providers To Offer Discounts To Customers Who Download Applications That Prevent Texting While Driving.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-15 - Public Hearing 02/20 [SB00697 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00697-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 697 |
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January Session, 2013 |
LCO No. 1678 | ||||
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. SLOSSBERG, 14th Dist. REP. ROSE, 118th Dist. |
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AN ACT REQUIRING MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE PROVIDERS TO OFFER DISCOUNTS TO CUSTOMERS WHO DOWNLOAD APPLICATIONS THAT PREVENT TEXTING WHILE DRIVING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require an insurance company to offer a discount to any motor vehicle operator with motor vehicle insurance coverage from such company who has downloaded an application to such operator's mobile telephone that disables such telephone's ability to send or receive text messages when the device is traveling faster than ten miles per hour.
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage motor vehicle operators to comply with Connecticut's distracted driving laws.