2020 House Bill 5538

Authorize 15 years for driver killing someone while on phone

Introduced in the House

Feb. 25, 2020

Introduced by Rep. Bradley Slagh (R-90)

To make it a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison to cause the death of another by using a wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle; causing an injury would be a misdemeanor with a sentence up to one year.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation