IN SB0141 | 2011 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters
Pending: Senate Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters
Pending: Senate Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Makes it a Class C infraction for a person to use a telecommunications device to transmit a text message or an electronic mail message while operating a moving motor vehicle. Defines "telecommunications device" as an electronic or a digital telecommunications device, including a wireless telephone, personal digital assistant, pager, or text messaging device. Repeals the current definition of "telecommunications device".
Title
Texting while driving.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-05 | First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters | |
| 2011-01-05 | Authored by Senator Randolph |
Indiana State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0141 |
| Text | http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN0141.1.html |
