Finally, a texting ban
Arizona finally has a texting ban on the books and in immediate effect, thanks to years of hard work by the families of those who have been killed or injured by texting drivers and thanks to years of Democratic efforts.
For a decade and a half, Democratic legislators in Arizona have introduced legislation to ban texting and driving only to see their bills denied a hearing or voted down by the majority party. In fact, Arizona was the first state to have such legislation introduced. But until today's bill signing, we were one of three states left that didn't have a texting ban in place.
For years our effort was led by former Senator Steve Farley of Tucson, who worked tirelessly with stakeholders to push for this life-saving legislation. But he and we couldn't have done it without the families and friends of people killed by distracted drivers who came here to testify. Every year they relived the worst moments of their lives and every year until this one, the legislature would let them down. We have so much respect and gratitude for the courage of these families to persist the way they did.
Watch this week's Canyonside Chat with Senator Lisa Otondo, who has helped push for a texting ban for years:
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