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3/6/07-HB1868 has died. An identical Senate bill - SB5037 - however, remains active.
2/8/07-A bill in the House Transportation Committee would require drivers in the state to keep their hands off the phone.
Sponsored by Rep. Larry Seaquist, D-Gig Harbor, HB1868 would ban hand-held cell phone use while driving in the state. Talking on a phone equipped with a "hands-free" device would still be permitted.
The measure calls for making it a secondary offense to drive while using a hand-held phone - meaning drivers would have to be pulled over for another violation, such as speeding, before they could be ticketed for talking on the phone.
It would exempt emergency calls.
For bill status, call (360) 786-7573. In Washington, call 1-800-562-6000.
An identical Senate bill - SB5037 - is in the Senate Transportation Committee.
2/8/07-A bill in the House Transportation Committee would require drivers in the state to keep their hands off the phone.
Sponsored by Rep. Larry Seaquist, D-Gig Harbor, HB1868 would ban hand-held cell phone use while driving in the state. Talking on a phone equipped with a "hands-free" device would still be permitted.
The measure calls for making it a secondary offense to drive while using a hand-held phone - meaning drivers would have to be pulled over for another violation, such as speeding, before they could be ticketed for talking on the phone.
It would exempt emergency calls.
For bill status, call (360) 786-7573. In Washington, call 1-800-562-6000.
An identical Senate bill - SB5037 - is in the Senate Transportation Committee.