The Pennsylvania House, yesterday, Oct. 31, voted 188-7 to pass SB 314 which bans texting while driving, and the state Senate approved the House’s revisions, today, 45-5 sending the bill the Governor for his expected signature.
Dissenting in the House were Speaker of the House Sam Smith (R-66), Daryl Metcalfe (R-12), Tom Creighton (R-37), Gordon Denlinger (R-99), Jim Cox (R-129), Scott Perry (R-92) and Stephen Bloom (R-199).
Dissenting in the Senate were Jake Corman (R-34), John Eichelberger (R-30), Mike Folmer (R-48), Charles McIllhenny (R-10) and Donald White (R-41).
The bill allows for the use of GPS devices and entering telephone numbers into cell phones.
The penalty is a $50 fine.
Every once in a while, they do something right.
Think they’ll ever get the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania out of the liquor business?