St. Paul’s Riding
Newly elected MPP for St. Paul’s, Dr. Eric Hoskins (Liberal) took his seat and was welcomed into the legislature today.
Bill 118, Countering Distracted Driving and Promoting Green Transportation Act, 2009
Although Bill 118 was to have already come into effect, regulations pertaining to this piece of legislation have not been completed. As a consequence Bill 118 will begin enforcement as of October 26, 2009. Enforcement will initially take the form of the issuance of a warning until fines will be imposed beginning February 1, 2010.
The Bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to prohibit driving with display screens and other devices in motor vehicles, as follows:
Driving a motor vehicle with the display screen of a television, computer or other device visible to the driver is prohibited. The display screens of global positioning system navigation devices, hand-held communication and similar prescribed devices, commercially-used logistical transportation tracking systems, collision avoidance systems and instruments, gauges and systems providing information regarding the status of systems of the motor vehicle are exempted from the prohibition.
Status of Legislation
- Thursday October 1, 2009, morning debate – Second Reading of Bill 202, An Act to Protect our children from pornography.
- The Committee on Justice Policy will meet for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 183, An Act to revise and modernize the law related to apprenticeship training and to establish the Ontario College of Trades on Thursday October 1st at 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in Room 1.
Submitted by Craig Brockwell