The latest legislative news from AAA Arizona http://www.aaaaz.com/news Copyright 2007 AAA Arizona http://www.aaaaz.com/rss/ en-us Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:45:13 -0700 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:44:51 -0700 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com The No Texting While Driving Act, SB 1334, took an important step forward today when it passed out of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Infrastructure and Public Debt with a 5-0 vote. http://www.aaaaz.com/news/SB1334HearingVote.htm B0193FFF-7A6D-48A6-AD25-A16854E347A8 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:44:51 -0700 The No Texting While Driving Act, SB 1334, is scheduled to be heard on Monday, February 15th at 1:30 p.m. in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Infrastructure and Public Debt. As an advocate for the motoring public, AAA Arizona hopes state legislators will take this important step forward to ban texting while driving, thereby increasing the safety of all motorists. The bill is sponsored by Senator Melvin and Representative Farley. http://www.aaaaz.com/news/SB1334Hearing.htm D5BDF636-7147-4E2C-BA37-DF86BB586635 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:02:57 -0700 AAA announced today that the Club will lobby in support of SB 1334, the No Texting While Driving Act, citing strong statewide public support for the ban and the clear danger of distracted driving. The bill is sponsored by Senator Melvin and Representative Farley. http://www.aaaaz.com/news/articles/NoTextingWhileDrivingBan.htm C9454883-D8A6-4E78-A65C-E9E8743624B4 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 14:16:58 -0700 Every year, a number of roadside workers and the motorists they are assisting risk becoming seriously injured or killed as a result of inadequate "Move Over" law protection. Today will hopefully mark a step forward to change this law, as the Senate will be hearing a bill designed to extend protection to roadside assistance personnel and the 1,200 stranded motorists they assist every day. http://www.aaaaz.com/news/MoveOver.htm 4EE3CB55-195A-4B7D-B39F-B0334B34AB8C Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:35:18 -0700 An effort that aims to close the loophole in Arizona’s current child passenger restraint law by adding protections for older child occupants took an important step forward today when it passed out of the Senate Public Safety and Human Services Committee with a 6-0 vote. http://www.aaaaz.com/images/news/CPSLegislationSB1010.htm?zip=85013 ED74A27A-82C4-44CF-8C93-854243119EAE Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:18:34 -0700 As the 2010 Arizona State Legislative Session begins, AAA Arizona hopes legislators will take an important step in saving children's lives by passing SB 1010. Scheduled for a hearing in the Senate this Wednesday, the bill closes an important loophole in the state’s child passenger law. http://www.aaa.com/aaa/002/aaa2002/news/SB1010.htm 9AAEC0D9-B8A3-4DA2-965A-0798FCA1592F Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:02:04 -0700