Bill Text: CT HB06721 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning A Study Of The Effects Of The Prohibition On The Use Of Hand-held Mobile Telephones And Mobile Electronic Devices While Driving.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-31 - File Number 317 [HB06721 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB06721-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 6721
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 3308
		*03308_______TRA*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
(TRA)

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF THE PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF HAND-HELD MOBILE TELEPHONES AND MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES WHILE DRIVING.

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

Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to study the effects of the prohibition on the use of hand-held mobile telephones and mobile electronic devices while driving. The task force shall examine (1) the prevalence of the use of such telephones and devices while driving, (2) the number of persons cited for a violation of section 14-296aa of the general statutes, (3) the number and gravity of motor vehicle accidents that result from such use, and (4) whether current fines are sufficient to enforce the prohibition.

(b) The task force shall consist of the following members:

(1) Two representatives of a local police force appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;

(2) Two representatives of a mobile telephone or mobile electronic device manufacturer appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate;

(3) One representative of an insurer that provides automobile insurance appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives;

(4) One representative of the public appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;

(5) One representative of an automobile insurance trade group appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;

(6) One member of a consumer interest group appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;

(7) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or the commissioner's designee; and

(8) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, or the commissioner's designee.

(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General Assembly.

(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.

(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section.

(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation shall serve as administrative staff of the task force.

(g) Not later than January 1, 2016, the task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. Such report may include recommendations for improving enforcement of section 14-296aa of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2016, whichever is later.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To convene a task force to study whether the current statutory mechanism prohibiting the use of hand-held mobile telephones and electronic devices is effective and to recommend improvements, if necessary.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]