HB 798 -- TEXTING WHILE DRIVING

SPONSOR: Bland Manlove

Currently, drivers under the age of 21 and drivers of commercial vehicles are prohibited from using hand-held cell phones to send, read, or write text messages or electronic messages. This bill applies the ban on use of hand-held cell phones to all drivers, subject to exceptions specified in the bill.

This bill is the same as HB 1674 (2020).

Statutes affected:
Introduced (1726H.01): 304.820