General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5324
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 472
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Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. BETTS, 78th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5324
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 472
*00472*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. BETTS, 78th Dist.
AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR TEXTING OR USING A HAND-HELD MOBILE TELEPHONE WHILE DRIVING.
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, concerning the prohibition of the use of hand-held mobile telephones and electronic devices by motor vehicle operators, 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.