Cell phone while driving ban dies in committee

In an article by Theodore Kim entitled Cell phone ban comes to dead end, the Indy Star reports that a proposed ban on cell phones while driving has died in Committee. I commented on HB 1508 previously here and here.

The House Roads & Transportation Committee held a hearing on the bill but declined to take votes. According to the Indy Star article, “Monday’s proceedings lasted just minutes, sparked no discussion and were held in a nearly empty hearing room in the basement of the Statehouse. The hearing, scheduled for morning, was delayed about six hours after several Democratic committee members did not show up. The absent members were attending a caucus meeting.”