Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that bans the use of cell phones in a school zone, beginning October 1, 2011.

Highlights:

• Prohibits the use of a handheld wireless telephone by any driver of a motor vehicle while passing a school building or school zone during school hours when children are present (Sec. 5).

• Authorizes a driver of a motor vehicle to use a handheld wireless telephone while in a school zone to contact any of the following in order to report an emergency (Secs. 1 & 5):
• Law enforcement personnel;
• Fire department personnel;
• Public safety personnel;
• Emergency medical personnel; or
• A 911 public safety communications center.

• Prohibits a driver of a motor vehicle from being stopped or detained solely to determine if the individual was using a handheld wireless telephone (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that the definition of a handheld wireless telephone does not include any of the following (Sec. 1):
• A hands-free wireless telephone;
• A citizens band radio or citizens band radio hybrid; or
• A global positioning or navigation device or system.

• Specifies that this bill supersedes all local regulations regarding the use of wireless telephones by drivers of motor vehicles (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that bans the use of cell phones in a school zone, beginning October 1, 2011.

Highlights:

• Prohibits the use of a handheld wireless telephone by any driver of a motor vehicle while passing a school building or school zone during school hours when children are present (Sec. 5).

• Authorizes a driver of a motor vehicle to use a handheld wireless telephone while in a school zone to contact any of the following in order to report an emergency (Secs. 1 & 5):
• Law enforcement personnel;
• Fire department personnel;
• Public safety personnel;
• Emergency medical personnel; or
• A 911 public safety communications center.

• Prohibits a driver of a motor vehicle from being stopped or detained solely to determine if the individual was using a handheld wireless telephone (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that the definition of a handheld wireless telephone does not include any of the following (Sec. 1):
• A hands-free wireless telephone;
• A citizens band radio or citizens band radio hybrid; or
• A global positioning or navigation device or system.

• Specifies that this bill supersedes all local regulations regarding the use of wireless telephones by drivers of motor vehicles (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that bans the use of cell phones in a school zone, beginning October 1, 2011.

Highlights:

• Prohibits the use of a handheld wireless telephone by any driver of a motor vehicle while passing a school building or school zone during school hours when children are present (Sec. 5).

• Authorizes a driver of a motor vehicle to use a handheld wireless telephone while in a school zone to contact any of the following in order to report an emergency (Secs. 1 & 5):
• Law enforcement personnel;
• Fire department personnel;
• Public safety personnel;
• Emergency medical personnel; or
• A 911 public safety communications center.

• Prohibits a driver of a motor vehicle from being stopped or detained solely to determine if the individual was using a handheld wireless telephone (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that the definition of a handheld wireless telephone does not include any of the following (Sec. 1):
• A hands-free wireless telephone;
• A citizens band radio or citizens band radio hybrid; or
• A global positioning or navigation device or system.

• Specifies that this bill supersedes all local regulations regarding the use of wireless telephones by drivers of motor vehicles (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text