2011 State Legislative Summary

2011 StateLegislative Summary

Imre F. SzauterGovernment Affairs Manager

American Motorcyclist Association

[email protected] 614-856-1900 x1125

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September 23, 2011 MRF Meeting of the Minds 2

Agenda Significant State Legislation in 2011 2011 State Legislation Review Distracted & Inattentive Vehicle

Operation Conclusion

Significant Legislation in 2011 Motorcycle-only checkpoints

New Hampshire – NH H-148 North Carolina – NC H-381

Excessive motorcycle exhaust sound (2010) California - SB-435 (2012) New Hampshire - coming


Significant Legislation in 2011 Traffic-actuated signals

Illinois – IL H-2860 Kansas – KS HB-2192 Virginia – VA HB-1981

Motorcycle parking Maryland - MD H-1282



2011 State Legislation Key – Status

A = Adopted; E = Enacted; F = Failed;FA = Failed – Adjourned; P = Pending; PC = Pending Carryover; V = Vetoed

Key – PositionS = Support; N = Neutral; O = Oppose

Key – Color Green = Good; Red = Bad; Blue = Information only; Yellow = Pending


2011 State Legislation ATV on public roads

IA S-50 (PC,O) Awareness

AL SJR-17 (E,S), CA HR-16 (A,S), MI SR-52 (A,S), NC S-339 (E,S), NY A-2587 (P,S), OK S-443 (E,S), RI S-1096 (A,S), WA HR-4612 (A,S)

2011 State Legislation Criminal/negligent vehicular assault/homicide

CT H-5903 (F,S), DE H-174 (E,S), DE S-133 (E,S), IA D-2114 (PC,N), IA H-338 (PC,S), IL H-3299 (P,S), MA H-485 (P,S), MA S-880 (P,S), MD H-363 (E,S), MN H-68 (PC,S), MN H-85 (PC,S), MN S-201 (PC,S), MN S-613 (PC,S), MT H-18 (F,N), MT H-194 (F,S), NJ A-3989 (P,S), NJ S-1581 (P,S), NY A-1015 (P,S), NY S-577 (P,S), NY S-1835 (P,S), NY S-3452 (P,S), OH H-272 (P,N), OR S-415 (E,S), PA H-896 (P,S), PA S-567 (P,N), WA H-1555 (PC,N), WA H-1646 (PC,N)



2011 State Legislation Definition of motorcycle

HI H-624 (PC,N), IA H-290 (E,S), IA S-78 (F,S), OH S-114 (P,N), PA H-1399 (P,S), PA S-1232 (P,S), VA H-395 (F,N)

DiscriminationNH H-171 (PC,S), WA H-1333 (PC,N), WA S-5242 (E,N)

EmissionsAZ S-1324 (E,N), CA S-519 (P,N), HI H-538 (PC,O), HI S-134 (PC,O), NV A-2 (E,N), NY A-1318 (P,O)


2011 State Legislation Environmental

ME H-373 (F,S), WI S-146 (P,N)

Fuel IA S-476 (PC,N), IA SSB-1174 (PC,N), IL H-1979 (P,O), ME H-636 (FA,N), PA H-1652 (P,S)

2011 State Legislation Fund, general and specific

AR H-1921 (FA,N), AZ S-1612 (E,N), CO H-1161 (E,N), IL H-2185 (P,N), IL S-2419 (P,N), LA H-1 (E,O), MA S-1458 (P,S), OK H-1517 (PC,N), TN H-1256 (PC,S), TN S-1147 (PC,S)



2011 State Legislation Helmet

CA A-695 (P,S), DE H-95 (V,S), HI H-16 (PC,O), HI HCR-206 (FA,N), HI S-828 (PC,O), IA H-332 (PC,N), IL H-285 (P,O), IL H-290 (P,O), KY H-163 (FA,O), MA H-2642 (P,S), MA S-1726 (P,S), MA S-1749 (P,S), MD H-250 (FA,N), MD H-274 (FA,N), MD S-852 (FA,S), ME H-277 (F,O), MI H-4008 (P,S), MI H-4608 (P,S), MI S-291 (P,O), MO H-114 (FA,S), MO H-865 (FA,S), MO S-28 (FA,S), NC H-392 (P,S), NC S-480 (P,S), ND H-1103 (E,N), NE L-52 (PC,N), NV S-177 (F,S),

2011 State Legislation Helmet (continued)

NY A-483 (P,S), NY A-1297 (P,O), NY A-5364 (P,S), NY A-8029 (P,N), NY S-2974 (P,S), OR H-3141 (FA,S), PA H-1583 (P,O), PA H-1584 (P,O), PA H-1585 (P,O), TN H-1673 (PC,O), TN H-1810 (PC,S), TN H-1811 (PC,S), TN S-1290 (PC,S), TN S-1291 (PC,S), TN S-1466 (PC,O), UT H-342 (F,N), VA H-1084 (F,O), VA H-1267 (F,O), WA H-1984 (PC,S), WV S-7 (FA,O)



2011 State Legislation High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane use

AZ S-1606 (FA,N), MA H-2658 (P,O), MA S-1766 (P,N), TX H-1762 (FA,N), VA H-948 (F,N), VA H-968 (F,N)

Inspection, vehicleCT H-5103 (F,N), IA H-255 (PC,N), MA H-1790 (P,S), ME H-175 (PC,N), ME H-188 (E,S), ME H-535 (F,S), ME H-685 (F,N), ME S-141 (E,S), MS S-2182 (F,S), NC S-490 (P,N), NH H-540 (F,S), NJ A-2984 (P,N), NJ A-3017 (P,N), NJ S-2090 (E,N), OK S-215 (PC,N), PA H-314 (P,S), WV H-2205 (FA,N), WV H-2647 (FA,N)


2011 State Legislation Insurance

AR H-1953 (E,N), CO H-1182 (E,N), CT H-6581 (E,N), HI SCR-103 (FA,N), IL H-3064 (P,N), KS H-2172 (E,N), MA H-326 (P,N), MN S-595 (PC,N), MO H-638 (FA,N), NV S-323 (E,N), NY A-5381 (P,N), NY S-3316 (P,N), SD H-1058 (E,N), TN H-1673 (PC,O), TX H-207 (FA,N), WA S-5730 (PC,N), WI A-4 (E,N), WI S-7 (P,N)

Insurance, medical, denial of benefitsAZ S-1227 (FA,S)

2011 State Legislation Lane splitting

NJ A-140 (P,S), OR S-463 (FA,N), TX H-1571 (FA,O) Lemon law

NJ A-1412 (P,N), PA H-1249 (P,S), PA S-674 (P,O) Liability

PA H-563 (P,S)


2011 State Legislation Licensing/Endorsement/Permit

AR H-1769 (FA,S), CA A-520 (P,N), DE S-152 (PC,S), FL H-833 (F,N), FL S-1150 (F,N), HI H-1096 (PC,N), HI S-1323 (PC,N), IN S-398 (FA,N), IN S-528 (E,S), KY H-210 (FA,O), ME S-410 (E,S), MO H-595 (FA,N), MS H-847 (E,N), NC H-880 (P,N), ND H-1256 (E,N), NJ A-576 (P,S), NJ A-3210 (P,S), NJ A-3309 (P,N), NJ S-736 (E,S), NY A-2587 (P,S), NY S-1057 (P,O), NY S-1184 (P,S), OH H-114 (E,S), OH H-126 (P,N), OH H-283 (P,N), OR S-162 (FA,S), PA H-254 (P,S), TX H-19 (FA,N), TX H-2470 (FA,N), WA S-5141 (E,N)



2011 State Legislation Lighting

AK H-157 (PC,N), AR H-1775 (E,N), AR S-294 (E,N), IN S-120 (FA,S), KY H-71 (FA,O), LA H-583 (E,O), ME H-199 (F,N), MN H-566 (PC,O), MN S-335 (PC,O), NY A-4057 (P,O), WV H-2242 (FA,S)

2011 State Legislation Miscellaneous

AR H-2177 (FA,N), CA A-345 (P,S), CO SJR-15 (FA,N), CT H-6540 (E,N), FL H-1215 (F,S), GA H-7 (PC,N), IA S-14 (PC,N), IL HR-369 (P,S), KY H-59 (FA,S), MA H-1816 (P,N), MD H-779 (F,N), MI HR-80 (P,N), MN H-1233 (PC,N), MN S-984 (PC,N), MN S-1149 (PC,N), MS H-59 (F,N), MS S-2126 (F,N), MT H-16 (F,O), MT S-13 (F,N), NJ A-3197 (P,N), NJ A-3302 (P,N), NV S-42 (F,N), NY A-2095 (P,S), NY A-3197 (P,N), NY A-5711 (P,N), NY A-7406 (P,N), NY S-1240 (P,S), NY S-1243 (P,S), NY S-1248 (P,S), OK H-1880 (PC,N),


2011 State Legislation Miscellaneous (cont.)

PA H-1340 (P,S), TN S-1290 (PC,S), TN S-1840 (PC,S), TX H-2469 (E,N), VA S-200 (F,N), VA S-740 (F,N), VA S-1157 (F,N), VA S-1370 (F,N), WA H-1328 (E,S), WA H-1542 (PC,S), WA S-5578 (PC,N)


2011 State Legislation


Moped AR H-1925 (E,N), HI H-85 (PC,N), HI H-181 (PC,O), IN H-1125 (FA,S), IN H-1334 (E,N), IN H-1426 (FA,N), IN H-1495 (FA,N), MA H-2637 (P,N), MD H-961 (FA,N), MD H-1167 (E,N), MD S-306 (E,N), MD S-708 (FA,N), NC H-389 (E,N), NC S-195 (P,N), NH S-29 (E,S), NJ A-2581 (P,N), NJ S-736 (E,S), NV A-508 (F,O), NY A-1350 (P,N), NY A-8029 (P,N), SC H-3123 (P,N), SC H-3163 (P,N), SC H-3255 (P,N), SC S-239 (P,N), SC S-328 (P,N), SC S-583 (P,N), VA H-1618 (F,N), VA H-1764 (F,O), VA H-2374 (E,N)


2011 State Legislation Motorcycles abreast in the same lane

VA H-163 (E,N) Motorcycle handlebar height

OH H-316 (P,S) Motorcycle-only checkpoints

NC H-381 (E,S), NH H-148 (E,S) Motorcycle parking

MD H-1282 (E,S), RI H-5370 (P,S), RI S-19 (P,S), RI S-307 (P,S)


2011 State Legislation Motorcycle safety & awareness month

GA HR-672 (A,S), MI HR-47 (A,S), MO H-782 (FA,S), NC H-105 (P,S), NC H-205 (P,S), PA HR-221 (A,S), TN HJR-53 (E,S), TX HR-580 (A,S), TX SR-476 (A,S)

Motorcycle salesIN S-108 (FA,S), NJ A-2990 (P,S), NM H-531 (FA,N), PA S-419 (E,S), SC H-4153 (P,S), SD H-1207 (E,N)

Motorcycle seizureKY H-31 (FA,N), NY A-6533 (P,S), NY A-6694 (P,S), NY S-1338 (P,S), NY S-4280 (P,S), VA H-1403 (F,N)


2011 State Legislation Noise / exhaust systems

CT S-821 (F,O), CT S-826 (F,O), FL H-643 (F,N), FL S-886 (F,N), HI H-83 (PC,N), HI H-646 (PC,N), HI HCR-52 (FA,N), HI HCR-119 (FA,N), HI HR-45 (FA,N), HI S-259 (PC,N), HI SCR-15 (FA,N), HI SR-5 (FA,N), IN S-275 (FA,O), MA H-952 (P,O), MA S-1748 (P,N), ME H-370 (E,S), ME H-747 (F,O), ME H-998 (F,N), NY A-135 (P,N), NY A-1292 (P,O), OR H-3214 (FA,N), PA H-779 (P,N), VA H-462 (F,O), WV H-2456 (FA,O)


2011 State Legislation Passenger age restrictions

MA H-947 (P,O), MA H-1806 (P,O), NY A-6566 (F,O), OR H-2232 (FA,O), TN H-153 (PC,O), TN S-74 (PC,O), VA H-1850 (F,O)


2011 State Legislation Plates

AL S-186 (FA,S), AL S-220 (FA,S), AR S-513 (E,S), CO S-37 (E,S), CT H-5343 (F,S), CT H-5947 (F,S), CT S-375 (F,S), DE H-37 (E,S), DE S-136 (E,S), FL H-1353 (F,N), FL S-1110 (F,S), FL S-1488 (F,S), GA H-468 (PC,S), ID S-1073 (E,S), IL H-310 (P,S), IL H-1346 (P,S), IL H-3172 (E,S), IL S-1291 (P,S), IL S-1315 (P,S), IL S-1727 (P,S), IN S-115 (FA,S), IN SR-18 (FA,S), KS H-2132 (E,S), KY H-127 (FA,S), KY H-146 (FA,S), KY H-187 (E,S), MA H-896 (P,S), MA H-932 (P,S), MA H-937 (P,S), MA H-1785 (P,S),


2011 State Legislation Plates (cont.)

MA S-1720 (P,S), MA S-1813 (P,S), ME H-1123 (E,S), ME S-203 (E,S), ME S-410 (E,S), MI H-4359 (E,S), MI S-214 (E,S), MN H-50 (PC,S), MN H-1094 (PC,S), MN H-1505 (PC,S), MN S-51 (PC,S), MN S-478 (E,S), MN S-1226 (PC,S), MS H-253 (F,S), MS H-300 (F,S), MS S-2112 (F,S), MT D-395 (FA,N), MT H-171 (E,N), MT S-49 (E,N), NC H-166 (P,S), NC S-355 (P,S), NC S-605 (P,S), ND H-1170 (F,S), NH H-49 (F,S), NJ A-2520 (P,S), NJ A-2521 (P,S), NJ A-3931 (P,S), NJ S-1105 (P,S), NJ S-2508 (P,S), NJ S-2799 (P,S),


2011 State Legislation Plates (cont.)

NV A-277 (E,S), NV A-303 (F,S), NY A-324 (P,S), NY A-1152 (F,N), NY A-2534 (P,S), NY A-5132 (P,S), NY A-5249 (P,S), NY A-5408 (F,S), NY A-6692 (P,S), NY S-462 (P,S), NY S-475 (P,S), NY S-3239 (P,S), NY S-3580 (P,S), NY S-4562 (P,S), OH H-65 (E,S), OH H-177 (P,S), OR S-591 (FA,S), PA H-1269 (P,S), PA H-1584 (P,O), PA S-1015 (P,S), RI H-5072 (P,S), SC H-3162 (P,N), SC S-798 (P,S), TN H-1566 (PC,S), TX H-657 (FA,S), TX H-938 (FA,S), VA S-1013 (E,S), WA S-5063 (PC,S), WY H-154 (E,S)


2011 State Legislation Prohibits banning motorcycles from public roads

MA H-895 (P,S) Registration

AK H-64 (PC,S), AR S-92 (E,S), CT H-6214 (F,O), ME S-72 (E,S), NY A-5009 (P,S), NY S-3572 (P,S), PA H-776 (P,S), WA S-5061 (E,N), WA S-5251 (PC,N), WV H-2200 (FA,S)


2011 State Legislation Rider education

CA A-1047 (P,N), DE SCR-3 (A,S), IN H-1110 (FA,S), IN S-127 (E,S), MA H-928 (P,N), MA S-1761 (P,S), MN H-1586 (PC,N), MS H-311 (F,S), NE L-170 (E,O), NH S-66 (E,N), NJ S-736 (E,S), OR S-133 (E,N), PA H-563 (P,S)


2011 State Legislation Rider education, mandatory

AL H-576 (FA,O), FL H-1353 (F,N), GA S-275 (PC,O), MO H-355 (FA,O)

Right-of-way / careless / reckless / negligent CT S-720 (FA,N), FL H-403 (F,S), FL S-608 (F,S), IN H-1087 (FA,S), LA H-167 (F,S), MA H-2179 (P,S), MA S-1797 (P,S), MS S-2212 (F,S), NJ A-2691 (P,S), NJ S-792 (P,S), NY A-5820 (P,S), OH S-92 (P,S), RI S-269 (P,S), TX S-182 (FA,S), UT H-63 (F,S), WI A-55 (P,S)


2011 State Legislation Right to repair

NY S-129 (P,S) Stunt riding

NY A-3227 (P,O), NY A-3379 (P,N), NY S-4437 (P,N)


2011 State Legislation Tax

AK H-62 (PC,N), AK S-19 (PC,N), AL H-207 (FA,O), AZ H-2603 (FA,N), CT S-596 (FA,S), GA HR-419 (PC,O), GA SR-140 (PC,O), IL H-181 (P,N), IL H-1304 (P,O), IL H-1366 (P,O), IL H-2057 (P,O), IL H-3485 (P,O), IN H-1243 (FA,N), MA H-796 (P,O), MA H-1676 (P,O), MA H-1848 (P,N), MA H-2564 (P,N), MA H-2986 (P,O), MD H-1059 (FA,O), MI HCR-28 (P,N), MS H-33 (F,S), MS H-328 (F,S), MS H-337 (F,O), MS H-445 (F,O), MS S-2734 (E,O), ND HCR-3038 (A,N), NH S-78 (PC,S), NJ A-1094 (P,S), NJ AR-121 (P,N), NJ S-139 (P,S), NJ S-357 (P,S), NM S-507 (FA,N), NY A-1975 (P,S),


2011 State Legislation Tax (cont.)

NY A-6269 (P,S), NY A-6292 (P,S), NY A-7297 (P,S), NY S-4697 (P,S), NY S-4880 (P,S), OR H-2328 (FA,N), RI H-5493 (P,S), SC S-279 (P,O), SD H-1192 (E,N), SD S-177 (FA,N), TX HJR-15 (FA,O), TX SJR-13 (FA,S), VA H-1531 (F,O), VA S-1295 (F,O), VA SJR-353 (F,O), VA SJR-363 (F,O)

Title HI H-1098 (PC,N), HI S-1325 (E,N), MT H-636 (F,N)


2011 State Legislation Tolls

KY S-43 (FA,S), NJ S-298 (P,N), WV H-2176 (FA,S) Traffic-actuated signals

AL H-528 (FA,S), GA H-161 (PC,S), IL H-2860 (P,S), KS H-2058 (PC,S), KS H-2192 (E,S), KS H-2199 (PC,S), MA S-1728 (P,S), NH S-69 (F,S), NY A-7247 (P,S), NY S-5097 (P,S), PA H-1154 (P,S), PA S-1075 (P,S), VA H-752 (F,S), VA H-1981 (E,S), VA H-1991 (F,S), WA H-1527 (PC,S), WA S-5185 (PC,N)


2011 State Legislation Traffic offenses

AZ S-1369 (FA,N), DE H-134 (To Gov,N), MA H-948 (P,S), MA H-953 (P,S), MT H-31 (F,N), MT H-33 (F,S), MT S-15 (E,S), MT S-68 (E,S), NC H-113 (E,S), NJ S-178 (P,N), NJ S-2657 (P,N), NJ S-2954 (P,N), OK H-1507 (E,S), SC S-160 (P,N), VA H-1993 (F,S), VA S-566 (F,S)

Vehicle miles traveled, taxation based onCA AJR-5 (A,N), MA H-1678 (P,S), MA H-2660 (P,N), MI H-4885 (P,S), MO H-549 (FA,S), NJ ACR-22 (P,S), TX H-1669 (FA,O), VA SJR-94 (F,N), VA SJR-328 (F,N)


Distracted & Inattentive Vehicle Operation

Accident report to include CP use / distracted driver information IL H-865 (P,N), IL HJR-8 (A,N), MS S-2114 (F,N), MS S-2472 (E,N), NJ A-1452 (P,N), NJ S-1393 (P,N), NY A-1149 (P,N), NY S-842 (P,N), PA H-330 (P,N), PA S-635 (P,N)

CP use considered aggravating circumstance IN H-1158 (FA,S), MT D-907 (FA,S), NC H-850 (P,S), NJ A-2287 (P,N), NJ A-2816 (P,S), NJ S-1950 (P,S), NY A-930 (P,S)



CP use in construction zoneAR S-154 (E,N), CT S-111 (F,N), PA H-146 (P,N), VA H-2307 (F,N)

CP preemptionMS H-324 (F,N)



Distracted and/or inattentive drivingMD H-1288 (F,S), ME H-429 (F,N), NC H-870 (P,N), NJ S-1429 (E,N), NY A-1534 (P,N), NY A-6492 (P,N), OR H-2507 (FA,N), OR H-3186 (E,N), OR S-407 (FA,N), PA H-896 (P,S), SC S-59 (P,S), TX HCR-114 (E,N)

Exempts CB/amateur radio from hands-free useIL H-2096 (P,N), NJ A-2542 (P,N), NJ S-2181 (P,N)



Hands-free CP use onlyAK H-22 (PC,N), AK H-68 (PC,N), AZ S-1111 (FA,N), AZ S-1538 (FA,N), FL S-644 (F,N), IA H-630 (PC,N), ID H-141 (F,S), ID S-1024 (FA,N), IN H-1158 (FA,S), IN S-18 (FA,N), LA H-337 (FA,N), LA H-338 (F,N), MA H-1817 (P,N), MA H-2651 (P,N), MA H-3069 (P,N), MA S-1732 (P,N), MA S-1764 (P,N), MA S-1810 (P,N), ME H-500 (F,N), MO H-337 (FA,N), MO H-869 (FA,N), MS H-125 (F,N), MS H-684 (F,N), MS H-685 (F,N), MS H-1226 (F,N), MS H-1229 (F,N), MS H-1316 (F,N), MS S-2114 (F,N), NC H-652 (P,N), NC S-750 (P,N),



Hands-free CP use only (cont.)NH H-546 (F,N), NJ A-3154 (P,N), NJ S-2181 (P,N), NV A-173 (F,N), NV S-76 (F,N), NV S-140 (E,N), OH S-35 (P,N), PA H-8 (P,N), PA H-330 (P,N), PA S-583 (P,N), PA S-749 (P,N), RI S-242 (P,N), SC H-3160 (P,N), SC H-3542 (P,N), SD S-71 (FA,N), TX H-2157 (FA,N), VA H-22 (F,N), VA H-58 (F,N), VA H-212 (F,N), VA H-221 (F,N), VA H-1404 (F,N), VA H-1424 (F,N), VA S-10 (F,N), VA S-1351 (F,N), VT H-150 (PC,N), WV H-2490 (FA,N)



Hand-held CP use or texting – primary offenseMD H-222 (F,N), MD H-373 (F,N), MD H-854 (F,N), NY A-1294 (P,N), NY A-2625 (P,N), NY A-6174 (P,N), NY A-8106 (P,N), NY S-998 (P,N), NY S-1351 (P,N), NY S-5120 (P,N), VA H-1404 (F,N), VA H-1424 (F,N), VA H-1546 (F,N)



Penalties for CP use while drivingAK H-35 (PC,N), CA S-28 (V,S), CT H-6057 (F,N), CT H-6119 (F,N), CT H-6138 (F,S), CT H-6145 (F,N), CT H-6366 (FA,N), NJ A-2437 (P,N), NJ A-2677 (P,N), NJ A-4176 (P,N), NJ A-4266 (P,N), NJ S-2181 (P,N), NY A-7625 (P,N), NY A-8326 (P,N), NY S-5643 (E,N), NY S-5712 (P,N), RI H-5870 (P,N), SC H-3115 (P,N), TX H-93 (FA,N), VA H-1489 (F,N), VA S-1042 (F,N), VA S-1047 (F,N)



Prohibits CP use in commercial vehicleAR H-1820 (E,N), CT H-6570 (F,N), MS H-1228 (F,N)

Prohibits CP use by public transportation operatorsTX H-288 (FA,N)

Prohibits CP use in school zone AR H-1049 (FA,N), AR S-154 (E,N), CT S-111 (F,N), MA H-935 (P,N), MA H-3086 (P,N), MA S-1765 (P,N), OK H-1633 (PC,N), PA S-749 (P,N), TN H-322 (PC,N), TN H-1042 (PC,N), TN S-581 (PC,N), TN S-702 (PC,N), TX H-1899 (E,N), TX H-2628 (FA,N)



Prohibits CP use while driving MA H-3085 (P,N), NC H-31 (P,N), NC S-36 (P,N), NY A-1148 (P,N), NY A-4199 (P,N), OK H-1340 (PC,N)

Prohibits CP use when stopped for school busNY S-100 (P,N), TX H-676 (FA,N)

Prohibits distracting animalsPA H-1384 (P,N)



Prohibits drowsy / fatigued drivingMA S-1773 (P,N), NY A-1161 (F,N), NY A-2535 (P,N), NY A-7192 (P,S)

Prohibits Internet use while drivingMS H-685 (F,N), NY S-1000 (P,N)

Prohibits pedestrians from unduly distractionsAR S-80 (FA,N), NY A-5690 (P,N)



Prohibits text messaging while drivingAL H-102 (FA,N), AR H-1820 (E,N), FL S-80 (F,N), FL S-158 (F,N), HI H-623 (PC,N), ID H-141 (F,S), IN H-1050 (FA,N), IN H-1129 (E,N), IN H-1158 (FA,S), IN S-92 (FA,N), IN S-141 (FA,N), IN S-404 (FA,N), LA H-338 (F,N), MD H-196 (E,N), MD H-221 (F,N), ME H-500 (F,N), ME S-228 (E,N), MO H-317 (FA,N), MO H-337 (FA,N), MO H-869 (FA,N), MO S-11 (FA,N), MS H-52 (F,N), MS H-685 (F,N), MS H-1226 (F,N), MS H-1229 (F,N), MS H-1316 (F,N), MS S-2033 (F,N), MS S-2114 (F,N), MS S-2165 (F,N), ND S-2112 (E,N),



Prohibits text messaging while driving (cont.)NJ S-2181 (P,N), NM H-197 (FA,N), NV A-173 (F,N), NV S-76 (F,N), NV S-140 (E,N), NY A-2661 (P,N), OH H-99 (P,N), OH S-154 (P,N), OK H-1340 (PC,N), OK S-146 (PC,N), PA H-189 (P,N), PA S-314 (P,N), SC H-3119 (P,N), SC H-3160 (P,N), SD S-71 (FA,N), TX H-37 (FA,N), TX H-93 (FA,N), TX H-103 (FA,N), TX H-105 (FA,N), TX H-243 (FA,N), TX H-287 (FA,N), TX H-2157 (FA,N), TX S-46 (FA,N), TX S-119 (FA,N), WV H-2490 (FA,N), WV H-2555 (FA,N), WV S-209 (FA,N)



Permits seizure of CP or texting deviceCT S-471 (F,N), CT S-961 (F,N)

Requires distracted driving info in driver edFL H-689 (V,N), FL S-758 (F,N)

Restricts CP use while driving IL H-1984 (P,N), NY A-1146 (P,N), NY S-948 (P,N)

Restricts CP use by school bus drivers FL H-833 (F,N), MO H-906 (FA,N), MS S-2472 (E,N), NC H-31 (P,N), NC S-36 (P,N), SC H-3119 (P,N), WI A-131 (P,N)



Restricts video displaysIL H-3403 (E,N), LA H-243 (E,N), MI H-4208 (P,N), MI H-4209 (P,N), NY S-267 (P,N), NY S-940 (P,N), NY S-1000 (P,N), PA H-330 (P,N), PA S-635 (P,N), VT S-91 (E,N)

Study committee on CP useTX H-1654 (FA,N)



Under 18, restricts CP useAK H-22 (PC,N), AK H-128 (PC,N), FL H-833 (F,N), FL H-835 (F,N), FL S-1418 (F,N), FL S-1840 (F,N), MA S-1810 (P,N), MS H-1226 (F,N), MS H-1229 (F,N), MS S-2033 (F,N), MS S-2114 (F,N), ND H-1256 (E,N), NV BDR-385 (FA,N), NV S-145 (F,N), NY A-4199 (P,N), OK S-182 (PC,N), PA H-330 (P,N), PA S-635 (P,N), PA S-749 (P,N), TX H-2466 (E,N), VA S-230 (F,N), VT H-150 (PC,N)

Under 21, restricts CP useRI S-346 (P,N)

Conclusion

“The more laws, the less justice.”

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Roman Statesman (born: 106 BC, died: 43 BC)


Documents

2011 State Legislative Summary