A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” by amending sections 319, 319b, and 320a (MCL 257.319, 257.319b, and 257.320a), section 319 as amended by 2020 PA 376, section 319b as amended by 2015 PA 11, and section 320a as amended by 2018 PA 349.
Taken together, Senate Bills 239-241 would modify provisions of the Michigan Vehicle Code that prohibit and penalize texting while driving. Specifically, the bills would prohibit an individual from using a mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle and prescribe situations under which the prohibition would not apply, such as the use of a device for emergency purposes. The bills would increase civil fines for violating the modified prohibition and double the fines if the violation involved an accident. They also would require the Secretary of State (SOS) to suspend an individual's driver license for up to 90 days if the individual violated the prohibition three or more times within a three-year period.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
