Bill Summary

by Toledo, Slosberg Co Sponsors: Aloupis, Altman, Bell, Beltran, Brannan III, Bush III, Byrd, Caruso, Casello, Clemons, Cortes, Daniels, Diamond, DiCeglie, Drake, Driskell, Duran, Eskamani, Fernández, Fine, Fitzenhagen, Gottlieb, Grall, Gregory, Grieco, Hattersley, Ingoglia, Jacobs, Joseph, Killebrew, LaMarca, Latvala, Leek, Mariano, Massullo, Jr., McClain, McClure, Mercado, Newton, Overdorf, Payne, Perez, Pigman, Plakon, Plasencia, Polo, Polsky, Ponder, Pritchett, Rodriguez (AM), Rodriguez (Ant), Roth, Santiago, Smith (C), Smith (D), Stark, Stevenson, Thompson, Tomkow, Watson (C), Webb, Willhite, Zika, Sprowls CS Sponsors: Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee

Wireless Communications While Driving: Requiring a law enforcement officer to inform a motor vehicle operator of certain rights; requiring such officer to record the race and ethnicity of a violator when issuing a citation; requiring law enforcement agencies to report such information to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; prohibiting a person from operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device in a handheld manner in a designated school crossing, school zone, or work zone; authorizing a law enforcement officer during a specified period to stop motor vehicles to issue warnings to persons who are driving while using a wireless communications device in a handheld manner in a designated school crossing, school zone, or work zone; requiring all law enforcement agencies to maintain such information and report it to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in a form and manner determined by the department, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2019

   H Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee
   H State Affairs Committee