PRINTER'S NO. 3407
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
797
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY B. MILLER, MALAGARI, HENNESSEY, DONATUCCI,
SCHLOSSBERG, HICKERNELL, BOBACK, KORTZ, FREEMAN, BURNS,
MILLARD, HILL-EVANS, ECKER, KINSEY, BROWN, RYAN, FEE,
YOUNGBLOOD, SONNEY, OWLETT, GAINEY, SCHMITT, GALLOWAY,
STAATS, ROEBUCK, O'MARA, CIRESI, MENTZER, SCHWEYER,
PASHINSKI, CONKLIN, ZIMMERMAN AND WARREN, MARCH 4, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 4, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating April 27, 2020, as "Don't Text and Drive Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Texting while driving poses a significant risk to
drivers, passengers, pedestrians and other individuals sharing
the road; and
WHEREAS, Studies show that texting while driving involves
manual, visual and cognitive tasks and can lead to devastating
injuries, fatalities and property damage; and
WHEREAS, The mounting dangers of texting while driving have
validated actions of the General Assembly to reduce texting
while driving; and
WHEREAS, Act No. 98 of 2011 prohibits drivers from operating
a motor vehicle on a highway or trafficway in this Commonwealth
while using an interactive wireless communications device to
send, read or write text-based communication; and
WHEREAS, Act No. 85 of 2014 prohibits drivers from engaging
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