Bill Text: CT HB05382 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Texting While Driving.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-05 - Public Hearing 02/09 [HB05382 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05382-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5382
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 528
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Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. ZIOBRON, 34th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING TEXTING WHILE DRIVING.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 14 of the general statutes be amended to provide for a penalty schedule for using any device in order to generate a text message while operating a motor vehicle that mirrors the penalty schedule for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Statement of Purpose:

To establish a new level of penalties for texting while driving.