Cell Phone Legislation

There were two Bills at the Ohio House of Representatives at the time of the girls' deaths.  House Bill 280 and House Bill 281 restrict the usage of a cell phone in a moving motor vehicle to a hands free phone only.  The only exception would be to report an emergency.  These bills have been allowed to die at the house, however, the Bills' sponsor, Representative Catherine Barrett has submitted new proposed legislation to the 126th General Assembly.  The new bills will be named after Kim and Kathy.

Read HB 274 in it's entirety here.

	Do you think cell phone usage  should be restricted in moving vehicles? Yes, all phone use in moving vehicles should be banned except in emergencies Yes, but only hand held phones No, any restrictions would be a violation of my rights!

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Kim on the left, Kathy on the right.

(December 27, 1984-July 29, 2002)

Both died from injuries sustained in a cell phone related crash