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Senate Committee: OK W TXTING BAN
February 22, 2012
The Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a ban on texting while driving, sending the bill (SB 416) to the floor.
The measure would make texting while driving a “secondary offense,” meaning police couldn’t pull drivers over for doing it unless they have another reason to pull the offender over. If the driver was speeding, or driving recklessly, for example, and the officer noticed they were texting, they could tack on the additional charge of texting while driving.
The bill would cost offenders $30 – and if they’re caught texting and driving in a school zone they could get two points on their license.
While the bill, sponsored by Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, has cruised easily through the Senate this year, it appears unlikely to pass the House. Three similar measures there (HB 299, HB 39 and HB 187) have gone nowhere.
By The News Service of Florida
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