The Virginia Senate today passed a bill that would allow police officers to pull over motorists observed to be texting while driving.
The vote on Senate Bill 219, sponsored by Sen. George Barker, D-Fairfax, was 28-12. The bill had passed by the Senate Courts of Justice Committee and Senate Transportation Committee.
Under current law, violations for texting while driving can only be issued after a motorist has been pulled over for another violation. The bill would make texting a primary offense.
It now heads to the House of Delegates.
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