House Substitute for Senate Bill 366 by Committee on Transportation - Prohibiting the use of a mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle in school or construction zones and providing penalties thereof and permitting the display of certain lighting in road construction zones by vehicles and trailers engaged in highway construction and maintenance operations.
What changed between versions
Prohibits using a mobile telephone while operating a vehicle in school zones or road construction zones when workers are present.
Allows construction vehicles to display amber, green, or white lights and stationary trailers to display white and blue lights in road construction zones.
Allows phone use for law enforcement, when the vehicle is safely stationary, or when using a hands-free device.
Permits phone use to report crimes, prevent injury, summon emergency help, or relay information between transit operators and dispatchers.
Establishes that holding a phone creates a rebuttable presumption of a violation and restricts law enforcement from confiscating or searching phones without consent or a warrant.
Defines 'hands-free device' and clarifies that 'use' means operating the phone without hands-free capability.
Removed the designation of the Don Snyder memorial bridge on Interstate 135.