RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
HR 303 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 appointed by the superintendent, the president of
the La. Sheriffs' Association or his designee, the president of the La. 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.