Gov. Nathan Deal signs distracted driving bill into law [View all]
Gov. Nathan Deal signed Georgia’s distracted driving bill into law Wednesday flanked by family members of Georgia Southern University nursing students who were killed in a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 16 in 2015.
House Bill 673 is designed to toughen laws about people using cell phones and other mobile devices while driving starting July 1. The bill was introduced by Rep. John Carson, R-Marietta, but it was carried in the Senate by Sen. P.K. Martin, R-Lawrenceville.
Deal signed the bill into law in Statesboro while he was in the town to also sign the state budget into law.
“I am honored to sign this Hands-Free legislation here in this community, the home of Georgia Southern,” Deal said. “It’s aim is to decrease distracted driving by prohibiting the use of wireless telecommunication devices while on any public roads on our state.
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