KY HB66 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-06 - to Transportation (H)
Pending: House Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]
Status: Introduced on January 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-06 - to Transportation (H)
Pending: House Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]
Summary
Amend KRS 189.294 to prohibit the use of a personal communication without a hands-free device while operating a motor vehicle; specify that use of a personal communication device includes text messaging; provide an exemption for law enforcement officers when in the line of duty; amend KRS 189.990 to establish penalty for violation; amend KRS 186.452 and KRS 186.454 to conform; repeal KRS 189.292, relating to use of a personal communication device.
Title
AN ACT relating to the use of a personal communication device while operating a motor vehicle.
Sponsors
| Rep. Thomas Burch [D] | Rep. Jim Wayne [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-06 | House | to Transportation (H) |
| 2015-01-06 | House | introduced in House |
Kentucky State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB66.htm |
| Text | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB66/bill.doc |
