Texting Bill Crashes in Committee
Oklahoma measure to ban texting while driving hits roadblock goes off road
By Michael McNutt
A bill that would ban texting while driving in Oklahoma has run into a ditch.
The House of Representatives Calendar Committee, which has the authority to determine which measures are to be heard by the full House, voted Thursday to table House Bill 1503.
The committee, which was established by the Republican-led House of Representatives, can vote again on whether to allow the measure, which has bipartisan support, to advance to the House.
The deadline for measures originating in the House to be heard, voted on and passed onto the Senate is March 14.