5/25/05-A bill that would have required drivers to hang up their cell phones when they fuel up their vehicles has died.
SB510, sponsored by Sen. Andrea Stillman, D-Waterford, remained in the Joint Judiciary Committee past the deadline for bills to advance from the panel.
Under the bill, violators could face a $250 fine.
Warnings already are pasted on fuel pumps informing people that a cell phone in the proximity of a fuel pump could cause an electrical charge that might ignite the pump. However, there are no penalties.

3/14/05-A bill – SB510 – in the Senate Judiciary Committee would require drivers to hang up their cell phones when they fuel up their vehicles. Violators could face a $250 fine.
Sen. Andrea Stillman, D-Waterford, told the panel during testimony March 7 that there are already warnings pasted on fuel pumps informing people that a cell phone in the proximity of a fuel pump could cause an electrical charge that might ignite the pump. However, she said, there are no penalties.
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