Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05342 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/14/2019

                             
 
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General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5342  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 505 
 
 
Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. HARDING, 107th Dist. 
 
 
 
AN ACT ENCOURAGING INSURERS TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY TO 
PREVENT TEXTING WHILE DRIVING. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That title 38a of the general statutes be amended to encourage 1 
insurers doing business in this state to develop technology to prevent 2 
persons from sending or reading text messages with a hand-held 3 
mobile telephone or mobile electronic device while operating a motor 4 
vehicle. 5 
Statement of Purpose:   
To encourage insurers doing business in this state to develop 
technology to prevent persons from sending or reading text messages 
with a hand-held mobile telephone or mobile electronic device while 
operating a motor vehicle.