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31 Co-sponsors
- Ginny Fields
- Mark J.F. Schroeder
- Sandy Galef
- Joan Millman
- Alan Maisel
- Michelle Schimel
- Mike Spano
- William Boyland
- Barbara Clark
- James F. Brennan
- William Colton
- Frank Skartados
- Alec Brook-Krasny
- Kenneth Zebrowski
- Brian Kavanagh
- Sam Hoyt
- Grace Meng
- Michael DenDekker
- Marc Alessi
- Dennis H. Gabryszak
- George Latimer
- Francine DelMonte
- Nelson Castro
- Linda Rosenthal
- Susan John
- Joan Christensen
- Margaret Markey
- Karim Camara
- Earlene Hooper
- Nettie Mayersohn
- Hakeem Jeffries
22 Multi-sponsors
- Peter Abbate
- Michael Benedetto
- Nancy Calhoun
- Vivian Cook
- Michael Cusick
- Jeffrey Dinowitz
- Deborah Glick
- Richard Gottfried
- Carl Heastie
- Janele Hyer-Spencer
- Rory Lancman
- Donna Lupardo
- William Magee
- N. Nick Perry
- Audrey Pheffer
- Robert Reilly
- Annette Robinson
- William Scarborough
- Albert A. Stirpe
- Matthew Titone
- Darryl Towns
- Harvey Weisenberg
History
- Held for consideration in transportation
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Companion bill
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Prohibits the writing, sending or reading of text messages on a mobile telephone while driving
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Carl L. Marcellino
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