Bill Text: TN HB1566 | 2015-2016 | 109th General Assembly | Draft
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Bill Title: As introduced, creates the Class C misdemeanor of driving a motor vehicle and talking on a hand-held mobile telephone; creates the juvenile act of persons under 18 driving a motor vehicle and using a hands-free device to talk on a mobile telephone or transmit or read written messages; provides affirmative defense for emergencies, and exception for persons 18 and older using hands-free device. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-16 - Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee [HB1566 Detail]
Download: Tennessee-2015-HB1566-Draft.pdf
Bill Title: As introduced, creates the Class C misdemeanor of driving a motor vehicle and talking on a hand-held mobile telephone; creates the juvenile act of persons under 18 driving a motor vehicle and using a hands-free device to talk on a mobile telephone or transmit or read written messages; provides affirmative defense for emergencies, and exception for persons 18 and older using hands-free device. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-16 - Taken off notice for cal. in Criminal Justice Committee [HB1566 Detail]
Download: Tennessee-2015-HB1566-Draft.pdf
