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House lawmakers voted today to ban the use of hand-held cell phones while driving in Illinois.
The bill went to the Senate on a 62-53 vote over protests that the Land of Lincoln is turning into a “nanny state.”
It is similar to Chicago’s years-old ban on drivers using phones without an earpiece.
One big difference is that violating the city ban results in a ticket, but the state version would count the offense as a moving violation, just as a driver caught speeding. Drivers can lose their licenses if they get three moving violations within a year.
