HB 501: Hands-free Driving
GENERAL BILL by Tant
Hands-free Driving; Prohibits person from operating motor vehicle while using wireless communications device in handheld manner; provides exception; requires that sustained use of wireless communications device by person operating motor vehicle be conducted through hands-free accessory until such use is terminated; revises exceptions to prohibition; removes obsolete provisions; revises penalty provisions relating to use of wireless communications devices in handheld manner in certain circumstances.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 2/19/2025 House - Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 2/19/2025 House - Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/10/2025 House • Filed
2/19/2025 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
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HB 501, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2025 at 2:32 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 316.305 Wireless communications devices; prohibition. Page 1 (pdf) 316.306 School and work zones; prohibition on the use of a wireless communications device in a handheld manner. Page 7 (pdf)