STANDUP introduced in Senate!
On Wednesday, April 28, the Safe Teen And Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) Act was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). The legislation has been assigned the bill number S. 3269.
Thank you, Senators Gillibrand, Dodd, and Klobuchar, for your leadership and dedication to safer teen driving!
S. 3269
is a companion bill to H.R. 1895, which was introduced in the House of
Representatives last year by Reps. Tim Bishop (D-NY), Michael Castle
(R-DE), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).
Additional co-sponsors are needed now. Please contact your Senators and urge them to co-sponsor the STANDUP Act. Contact information for all members of the Senate can be found on the Senate home page, in the upper right hand corner.
Or click here to send a message by fax to your Senators and your member of the House of Representatives.
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New laws pass in Kentucky and Georgia
The legislatures in both Kentucky and Georgia have passed new laws regarding use of electronic communications devices while driving.
The legislation in both states bans all drivers from reading or sending text messages while behind the wheel. It also prohibits all drivers under age 18 from any non-emergency use of a phone or other electronic communications device.
In Kentucky, this law (HB 415) was signed by the governor on April 12. In Georgia, the legislation (SB 360) has passed the House and the Senate and is expected to be signed by the governor soon.
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