Proposed Legislation
Here are a few Public Health and Safety bills currently being proposed by the Legislature here in Indiana
BILL: SB 16 – Learner’s Permits and Graduated Licenses
AUTHORS: Sen. Tom Wyss, R-Fort Wayne; Sen. Karen Tallian, R-Portage; and Sen. Travis Holdman, R-Bluffton
ISMA POSITION: Support
THIS WEEK: Assigned to the Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs Committee.
The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the Interim Study Committee on Learner’s Permits and Graduated Driver’s Licenses.
SB 16 specifies that a license issued to or held by an individual less than 18 years of age is a probationary license. The bill raises the minimum age for issuance of a learner’s permit and increases the minimum age for issuance of a probationary operator’s license.
Also, the bill limits the hours when nighttime driving is prohibited by certain probationary drivers. It specifies the periods of validity of an operator’s learners permit and makes it a Class D infraction for a person to be a passenger in a motor vehicle operated by a probationary driver under certain circumstances if there is not another individual present in the front seat who is: (1) at least a certain age and holds one of certain types of driver’s licenses, (2) a certified driver education instructor.
BILL: HB 1181 – Ban on Visual Display Screens While Driving
AUTHOR: Rep. Sandra Blanton, D-Indianapolis
ISMA POSITION: Support
THIS WEEK: HB 1181 has been assigned to the Roads and Transportation Committee.
HB 1181 provides that a person who operates a motor vehicle while viewing a video monitor, a portable computer or similar device commits a Class C infraction. It makes certain exceptions: portable cellular telephones or personal data assistants for verbal communication, audio and dashboard displays, navigation information, global positioning systems, maps or visual information to enhance or supplement the driver’s visibility.
BILL: SB 196 – Electronic Devices While Operating a Motor Vehicle
AUTHORS: Sen.Tom Wyss, R-Fort Wayne, and Sen. Jean Breaux, D-Indianapolis
ISMA POSITION: Support
THIS WEEK: Assigned to the Homeland Security, Transportation and Veteran’s Affairs Committee.
SB 196 provides that a person who uses a handheld device while operating a motor vehicle as a public passenger chauffeur commits a Class C infraction. It provides that a person who operates a motor vehicle with a video monitor, portable computer or similar device with a visual display that can be viewed by the driver commits a Class C infraction, with certain exceptions.
Both SB 196 and HB 1181 would make the use of a video display device while driving a motor vehicle a class C infraction.
BILL: SB 16 – Learner’s Permits and Graduated Licenses
AUTHORS: Sen. Tom Wyss, R-Fort Wayne; Sen. Karen Tallian, R-Portage; and Sen. Travis Holdman, R-Bluffton
ISMA POSITION: Support
THIS WEEK: Assigned to the Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs Committee.
The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the Interim Study Committee on Learner’s Permits and Graduated Driver’s Licenses.
SB 16 specifies that a license issued to or held by an individual less than 18 years of age is a probationary license. The bill raises the minimum age for issuance of a learner’s permit and increases the minimum age for issuance of a probationary operator’s license.
Also, the bill limits the hours when nighttime driving is prohibited by certain probationary drivers. It specifies the periods of validity of an operator’s learners permit and makes it a Class D infraction for a person to be a passenger in a motor vehicle operated by a probationary driver under certain circumstances if there is not another individual present in the front seat who is: (1) at least a certain age and holds one of certain types of driver’s licenses, (2) a certified driver education instructor.
BILL: HB 1181 – Ban on Visual Display Screens While Driving
AUTHOR: Rep. Sandra Blanton, D-Indianapolis
ISMA POSITION: Support
THIS WEEK: HB 1181 has been assigned to the Roads and Transportation Committee.
HB 1181 provides that a person who operates a motor vehicle while viewing a video monitor, a portable computer or similar device commits a Class C infraction. It makes certain exceptions: portable cellular telephones or personal data assistants for verbal communication, audio and dashboard displays, navigation information, global positioning systems, maps or visual information to enhance or supplement the driver’s visibility.
BILL: SB 196 – Electronic Devices While Operating a Motor Vehicle
AUTHORS: Sen.Tom Wyss, R-Fort Wayne, and Sen. Jean Breaux, D-Indianapolis
ISMA POSITION: Support
THIS WEEK: Assigned to the Homeland Security, Transportation and Veteran’s Affairs Committee.
SB 196 provides that a person who uses a handheld device while operating a motor vehicle as a public passenger chauffeur commits a Class C infraction. It provides that a person who operates a motor vehicle with a video monitor, portable computer or similar device with a visual display that can be viewed by the driver commits a Class C infraction, with certain exceptions.
Both SB 196 and HB 1181 would make the use of a video display device while driving a motor vehicle a class C infraction.
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