Amendment AA1-AB209

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 209

June 10, 2015 - Offered by Representative Spiros.

AB209-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB209-AA1,1,3 1. Page 11, line 4: before "Violating" insert "In this subdivision, "mobile telephone" has the meaning given in 49 CFR 390.5.".

AB209-AA1,1,4 2. Page 11, line 7: after "vehicle" insert ", as defined in 49 CFR 390.5,".

AB209-AA1,1,6 3. Page 11, line 7: delete "cellular or other wireless" and substitute "hand-held mobile".

AB209-AA1,1,7 4. Page 11, line 21: delete lines 21 to 23 and substitute:

AB209-AA1,1,8 "346.89 (4) (b) 1. In this paragraph:

AB209-AA1,1,9 a. "Commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning given in 49 CFR 390.5.

AB209-AA1,1,12 b. "Drive" means the exercise of physical control over the speed and direction of a motor vehicle while it is in motion or is temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic control device, or other momentary delay.

AB209-AA1,1,13 c. "Mobile telephone" has the meaning given in 49 CFR 390.5.

AB209-AA1,2,3 2. Subject to sub. (3), except to report an emergency to law enforcement officials or other emergency service providers, no person may drive any commercial motor vehicle while using a hand-held mobile telephone in any the following manners:

AB209-AA1,2,5 a. Using at least one hand to hold a mobile telephone or any connected accessory to conduct a voice communication.

AB209-AA1,2,7 b. Dialing or answering a mobile telephone by pressing more than a single button.

AB209-AA1,2,9 c. Reaching for a mobile telephone in a manner that requires the driver to maneuver so that he or she is no longer in a seated driving position.".

AB209-AA1,2,10 (End)