Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REGULATING THE PROPER USE OF HANDHELD RADIOS AND MOBILE TELEPHONES WHILE DRIVING ANY KIND OF VEHICLES, PRESCRIBING PENALTY THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 10, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 925, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REGULATING THE PROPER USE OF HANDHELD RADIOS AND MOBILE TELEPHONES WHILE DRIVING ANY KIND OF VEHICLES, PRESCRIBING PENALTY THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : An act shall constitute a violation to the provision of this Act when the driver uses and/or operates his/her handheld band radio and/or mobile telephone in the course of driving in any private or public street, road or highway; Provided, That the act of using or operating the handheld band radio and/or mobile telephone is simultaneously done while the driven vehicle is in motion. This, however, is subject to certain requirements. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BARINAGA, ROSELLER L. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-10 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Syjuco (023 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS ON 2001-07-25 |
Abstract
An act shall constitute a violation to the provision of this Act when the driver uses and/or operates his/her handheld band radio and/or mobile telephone in the course of driving in any private or public street, road or highway; Provided, That the act of using or operating the handheld band radio and/or mobile telephone is simultaneously done while the driven vehicle is in motion. This, however, is subject to certain requirements.
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