Monday, April 16, 2012

Alaska texting ban

  • JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature has passed an explicit ban on texting while driving. The Senate passed HB255 on Sunday, the last scheduled day of session. The House passed the bill earlier.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • The Alaska Legislature has passed an explicit ban on texting while driving.     The Senate passed HB255 on Sunday, the last scheduled day of session. The House passed the bill earlier.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • JUNEAU, Alaska - The Alaska House has passed an explicit ban on texting while driving. Lawmakers in 2008 passed legislation that was intended to ban texting while driving even though it didnt say texting anywhere in the law.
  • (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
  • At a later meeting to discuss the accident and make safety recommendations, National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Deborah Hersman said all states should ban texting while driving. Most do, including Alaska.
  • (Alaska Dispatch)
  • Muñoz had earlier introduced a bill to ban cell phone use "Just living in Alaska, to look off the side of the road to a bear or moose is distracting enough," he said.
  • (Juneau Empire)
  • JUNEAU, Alaska (WTW) — The House Finance Committee on Wednesday moved a bill that would explicitly ban texting while driving in Alaska. Legislators thought they had banned the practice in 2008, but that law has since come under scrutiny.
  • (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
  • was a fix to a bill passed in 2008 that had intended to ban texting on mobile devices while driving, though it didnt actually say so. Film tax credits: Lawmakers voted to extend Alaskas film tax credit program for 10 years.
  • (Alaska Dispatch)
  • Story Created: Apr 10, 2012 at 6:41 PM AKDT Story Updated: Apr 10, 2012 at 6:52 PM AKDT JUNEAU – Today the House of Representatives approved a ban on texting while driving the house sent that message to Alaska drivers.
  • (KTVA)
  • A bill halfway through the Alaska Legislature would make a clarification to the state's existing ban, which doesn't specifically mention texting. HB255 would add wording that is intended to nix any potential court challenges.
  • (Land Line Magazine)

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