PRINTER'S NO.  3905

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

2543

Session of

2012

  

  

INTRODUCED BY DALEY, V. BROWN, CARROLL, DAVIS, DePASQUALE, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, KORTZ, KULA, MAHONEY, MARSHALL, MULLERY, READSHAW, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH AND YOUNGBLOOD, JULY 2, 2012

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JULY 2, 2012  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

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Statutes, further providing for duty of driver in

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construction and maintenance areas or on highway safety

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corridors.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 3326 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

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§ 3326.  Duty of driver in construction and maintenance areas or

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on highway safety corridors.

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(f)  Prohibited acts.--While in an active construction zone,

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a motor vehicle operator shall not use a handheld electronic

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device. A violation of this subsection shall be a summary

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offense.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.