3/16/04-A bill that would outlaw unauthorized use of a device that can change some traffic signals from red to green has died.
The House failed to consider the measure before the regular session ended earlier this month. The bill previously passed the Senate 48-0.
A traffic-light changer is designed to allow police, fire and other emergency officials to clear intersections before they approach.
SB217, sponsored by sponsored by Sen. Thomas Wyss, R-Fort Wayne, intended to deter anyone other than public safety and transit agencies from using the so-called mobile infrared transmitters, or MIRT.

1/29/04-The Senate unanimously approved a bill that would outlaw the sale or use of a device that can change some traffic signals from red to green.
The Senate voted 48-0 Jan. 26 to advance the measure intended to deter anyone other than public safety and transit agencies from using Mobile Infrared Transmitters, or MIRT. SB217, sponsored by Sen. Thomas Wyss, R-Fort Wayne, now heads to the House for consideration.
The devices, which sit on a vehicle’s dash, are not regulated by current federal standards because they rely on a beam of light instead of a radio wave to trigger the light-changing mechanisms that have been attached to some intersections.
A traffic-light changer is designed to allow police, fire and other emergency officials to clear intersections before they approach.

1/23/04-A bill in the Senate would outlaw the sale or use of a device that can change some traffic signals from red to green.
SB217, sponsored by Sen. Thomas Wyss, R-Fort Wayne, is intended to deter anyone other than public safety and transit agencies from using Mobile Infrared Transmitters, or MIRT.
The devices, which sit on a vehicle’s dash, are not regulated by current federal standards because they rely on a beam of light instead of a radio wave to trigger the light-changing mechanisms that have been attached to some intersections.
A traffic-light changer is designed to allow police, fire and other emergency officials to clear intersections before they approach.
For bill status, call (317) 232-9856.
A similar bill – HB1284 – is in the House Committee on Roads and Transportation.