SB 1318: Hands-free Driving
GENERAL BILL by Grall ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Davis
Hands-free Driving; Prohibiting a person from operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device in a handheld manner; providing an exception; requiring that sustained use of a wireless communications device by a person operating a motor vehicle be conducted through a hands-free accessory until such use is terminated; revising penalty provisions relating to the use of wireless communications devices in a handheld manner in certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/27/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/27/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/26/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/6/2025 | Senate |
• Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules |
| 3/7/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building |
| 3/10/2025 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 3/12/2025 | Senate |
• Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development |
| 3/21/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building |
| 3/26/2025 | Senate |
• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 |
| 3/27/2025 | Senate |
• Now in Rules • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
