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HR 303 Original 2019 Regular Session Huval
Creates the Wireless Telecommunications and Vehicle Safety Study Commission to study the use
of a wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle.
Provides that the commission be comprised of the following: the secretary of the Dept. of Public
Safety and Corrections or his designee, a representative of the Dept. of Public Safety and
Corrections, office of state police, as designated by the superintendent, the president of the Louisiana
Sheriffs' Association or his designee, the president of the Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police
or his designee, and the chief executive officer of StopDistractions.org or his designee.
Requires the commission study the following: the magnitude of the problem; crash types involving
the use of a wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle, whether fatal or
non-fatal, single vehicle or multiple vehicle, and the age of the people or person involved; contrast
crash types involving the use of a wireless telecommunications device while driving as opposed to
crash types that do not involve the use of a wireless telecommunications device while driving; and
strategies that have the potential for reducing the use of a wireless telecommunications device while
operating a motor vehicle.
Requires the commission to submit a report detailing the results of its study and its recommendations
to the legislature prior to Feb. 1, 2020.