Rep. John D'Amico
Filed: 2/19/2009
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 72
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 72 on page 2, by | ||||||
3 | replacing lines 11 through 19 with the following: | ||||||
4 | " (e) A person, regardless of age, may not use a wireless
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5 | telephone at any time while operating a motor vehicle on a | ||||||
6 | roadway in a school speed
zone established under Section | ||||||
7 | 11-605, or on a highway in a construction or
maintenance speed | ||||||
8 | zone established under Section 11-605.1.
This subsection (e) | ||||||
9 | does not apply to (i) a person engaged in a
highway | ||||||
10 | construction or maintenance project for which a
construction or | ||||||
11 | maintenance speed zone has been established
under Section | ||||||
12 | 11-605.1, (ii) a person using a wireless
telephone for | ||||||
13 | emergency purposes, including, but not limited to,
law | ||||||
14 | enforcement agency, health care provider, fire department, or | ||||||
15 | other emergency services agency or entity, or (iii) a law | ||||||
16 | enforcement officer or operator of an emergency vehicle when | ||||||
17 | performing the officer's or operator's official duties. ".
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