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SB 686 Enacted

Holding a handheld personal communications device while driving; driver improvement clinic.

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Holding a handheld personal communications device while driving; driver improvement clinic. Clarifies that a court may order, for a first violation of texting and driving, the satisfactory completion of a driver improvement clinic in lieu of a conviction.

Chamber
Senate
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last action
Apr 8, 2026 — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0518)
Session
2026
Momentum
84 · Very high