Bill Text: MI HR0079 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to declare April 25, 2019, as Distracted Driving Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-3)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-25 - Adopted [HR0079 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HR0079-Enrolled.html
Reps. Manoogian, Byrd, Yancey, Gay-Dagnogo, Liberati, Sheppard, Filler, Camilleri, Whitsett, Chirkun, Clemente, Crawford, Garza, Haadsma, Hood, Jones, Kuppa, Lasinski, Love, Pagan, Rabhi, Sabo, Shannon, Sneller, Sowerby, Stone, Warren, Wittenberg and Witwer offered the following resolution:
House Resolution No. 79.
A resolution to declare April 25, 2019, as Distracted Driving Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.
Whereas, Distracted driving constitutes a serious threat to public safety on Michigan’s roads; and
Whereas, Distracted driving causes thousands of accidents and hundreds of deaths nationally every year; and
Whereas, Michigan law prohibits texting while driving; and
Whereas, Mitchel Kiefer was tragically killed in Michigan in 2016 in an accident by a distracted driver; and
Whereas, Nearly 50% of young people say that they have texted while driving and nearly 25% say that they text and drive every day; and
Whereas, Michigan’s roads would be made safer by a reduction in distracted driving; and
Whereas, The campaign against distracted driving has been immensely aided by the efforts of law enforcement in Michigan; and
Whereas, This day dedicated to distracted driving awareness will raise public consciousness of the dangers of distracted driving in the state of Michigan; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare April 25, 2019, as Distracted Driving Awareness Day in the state of Michigan.
