Bill Text: DE HB155 | 2013-2014 | 147th General Assembly | Draft

Delaware House Bill 155 (Prior Session Legislation)

Draft

Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Rules Of The Road And Electronic Communication Devices.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-26 - Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill [HB155 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2013-HB155-Draft.html

SPONSOR:	Rep. Miro & Rep. Scott & Sen. Sokola;
	Reps. Hudson, Smyk, Mitchell; Sen. Peterson

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

147th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 155

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RULES OF THE ROAD AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1.Amend §4176C(b)(2) by making insertions as shown by underlining as follows:

§4176C. Electronic communication devices; penalties.

(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle on any highway while using an electronic communication device while such motor vehicle is in motion.

(b) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Cell telephone" shall mean a cellular, analog, wireless or digital telephone.

(2) "Electronic communication device" shall mean a cell telephone, personal digital assistant, electronic device with mobile data access, laptop computer, wearable computer with a head-mounted display, pager, broadband personal communication device, 2-way messaging device, electronic game, or portable computing device.

Section 2.Amend §4176C(b) by making insertions as shown by underlining as follows:

(7) "Wearable computer with a head-mounted display" means a computing device which is worn on the head and projects visual information into the field of vision of the wearer.

SYNOPSIS

This bill prohibits the use of a wearable computer with a head-mounted display while driving.