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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 29, 2003

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HANDS-FREE CELL PHONE BILL PASSES OUT OF ASSEMBLY

SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) announced today that Assembly Bill 45, which requires cell phone users to use hands-free technology while driving, passed off the Assembly floor and is one step closer to becoming California law.

The bill passed out of the Assembly on a vote of 49 to 27, with four members not voting or not present. The Senate is expected to take up the bill in the coming months.

“Californians deserve to have a safe and sane hands-free law,” said Simitian. “We’re getting there.”

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