General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6369 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1186 *01186* Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION Introduced by: REP. BETTS, 78th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6369 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1186 *01186* Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION Introduced by: REP. BETTS, 78th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE PENALTIES FOR DRIVING WHILE TEXTING OR USING A HAND-HELD MOBILE TELEPHONE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That subsection (h) of section 14-296aa of the general statutes be amended to increase the penalties by ____ amount. Statement of Purpose: To increase the penalties for texting and using a hand-held mobile telephone while driving.