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« Reply #25 on: March 11, 2012, 11:52:54 PM »

I propose the following amendment:

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« Reply #26 on: March 11, 2012, 11:53:28 PM »

Voting is now open on the amendment.  Members will vote AYE, NAY, or ABSTAIN.  This will be a 24-hour vote.
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« Reply #27 on: March 11, 2012, 11:54:41 PM »

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« Reply #28 on: March 12, 2012, 03:02:23 AM »

NAY

ZuWo's amendment is enough to have a coherent and pragmatic text.
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« Reply #29 on: March 12, 2012, 03:43:13 AM »

Nay

Now I hope the rejection of this compromise amendment does not sink the entire bill, but as I previously pointed out I think both texting and talking on the phone should be outlawed.
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« Reply #30 on: March 13, 2012, 02:15:10 PM »

Voting is now closed.  The AYEs are 1, and the NAYs are 2, with 2 not voting.  The NAYs have it, and the amendment is not passed.  Debate will now resume for 24 hours.
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« Reply #31 on: March 13, 2012, 04:28:14 PM »

Inks, Cathcon, let me ask you a straightforward question: Can you live with a ban on phone calls for car drivers or is this specific aspect a reason for you to reject the entire bill?
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« Reply #32 on: March 13, 2012, 11:45:53 PM »

I'm between a NAY and an ABSTAIN vote right now.  It won't be an AYE from me how it is currently though.
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« Reply #33 on: March 15, 2012, 09:23:28 PM »

Damn my indecision...
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« Reply #34 on: March 15, 2012, 09:25:14 PM »

I'm leaning toward NAY.
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« Reply #35 on: March 16, 2012, 04:10:41 AM »

Back in September 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the US published some statistics on "distracted driving fatalities". The report showed that more than 5400 people were killed on American roads due to distracted driving, 995 of which died specifically because of drivers who were distracted by mobile phones. This includes all kinds of mobile phone use - texting, talking on the phone etc.

http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811379.pdf

A ban of mobile phone use in cars will not prevent all of these fatalities, but it is a very effective tool to reduce the number of casualties. That's why I consider this bill a sensible piece of legislation which has a positive impact on road safety.
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« Reply #36 on: March 18, 2012, 05:17:14 PM »

Debate having ended, voting is now open on the bill as it reads below.  Members will vote AYE, NAY, or ABSTAIN.  This will be a 48-hour vote:

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« Reply #37 on: March 18, 2012, 05:22:37 PM »

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« Reply #38 on: March 18, 2012, 05:39:07 PM »

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« Reply #39 on: March 25, 2012, 03:32:48 AM »

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« Reply #40 on: March 25, 2012, 03:33:47 AM »

The AYEs are 2, and the NAYs are 0, with 1 ABSTAIN, and 2 not voting.  The AYEs have it, and the bill is passed.  The bill is now passed onto the Governor for his signature or veto.
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« Reply #41 on: March 28, 2012, 08:25:17 AM »

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