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.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5382
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 528
*00528*
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.