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OLYMPIA, WASH. (AP) – A bill that bans holding hand-held devices while driving will become law in July instead of two years from now.
Governor Inslee vetoed a section that had the measure take effect in 2019.
Theresa Fawcett, who lost her sister in a distracted-driving crash, says she was, “shocked and thrilled beyond believe that he vetoed that portion of the bill.”
The law will now take effect in mid-July.
Inslee signed the rest of the measure that prohibits holding phones, tablets and other electronic gadgets while driving.
That includes while stopped in traffic or waiting for a signal to change.
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