5/23/07-A bill has died that would have mandated that drivers put down their hand-held cell phones while behind the wheel. Talking on a phone equipped with a "hands-free" accessory would still have been permitted.
Sponsored by Rep. Talibdin El-Amin, D-St. Louis, HB317 remained in the House Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee when the session ended, effectively killing it for the year.
The bill would have made it a secondary offense to drive while using a hand-held phone - meaning a person would have to be pulled over for another violation, such as speeding, before they could be ticketed for talking on the phone. Violators would have faced $20 fines. Repeat offenders would have faced $50 fines.
Among the exemptions listed in the bill are for emergency calls and using push-to-talk two-way, or "walkie-talkie," devices that are popular in the trucking industry.
3/23/07-A bill in the House Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee would mandate that drivers put down their hand-held cell phones while behind the wheel. Talking on a phone equipped with a "hands-free" accessory would still be permitted.
Sponsored by Rep. Talibdin El-Amin, D-St. Louis, HB317 would make it a secondary offense to drive while using a hand-held phone - meaning a person would have to be pulled over for another violation, such as speeding, before they could be ticketed for talking on the phone. Violators would face $20 fines. Repeat offenders would face $50 fines.
Among the exemptions listed in the bill are for emergency calls and using push-to-talk two-way, or "walkie-talkie," devices that are popular in the trucking industry.
For bill status, call (573) 751-4633. In Missouri, call 1-800-877-5982.
1/18/07-Rep. Talibdin El-Amin, D-St. Louis, has introduced a bill that would mandate that drivers put down their hand-held cell phones while behind the wheel. Talking on a phone equipped with a “hands-free” accessory would still be permitted.
HB317 would make it a secondary offense to drive while using a hand-held phone – meaning a person would have to be pulled over for another violation, such as speeding, before they could be ticketed for talking on the phone. Violators would face $20 fines. Repeat offenders would face $50 fines.
Among the exemptions listed in the bill are for emergency calls and using push-to-talk two-way, or “walkie-talkie,” devices that are popular in the trucking industry.
The bill is awaiting assignment to committee.
For bill status, call (573) 751-4633. In Missouri, call 1-800-877-5982.
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