[PaQSO] New Cellphone Legislation

[Pete]

Whoever the hero ham is behind writing and pushing this amendment for inclusion to the bill exempting PA mobile Amateur ops from this otherwise sensible legislation, deserves our complete respect and admiration.
Just because some states, (NY & NJ, e.g.) have adopted this position benefitting us, does not mean it would be easy to include.
It is far easier to write this into the original bill than to attempt to repair the damage after the inevitable outcry, and I applaud whoever is responsible.
Pray the final language survives any battles and wins passage.
Thank you, Bob, for bringing this to our attention. I hope we learn who to thank for this.
-Pete / NL7XM
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 <wiseb at wb3w.net> wrote:
> [The Pennsylvania State Senate passed a bill aimed at cell phone usage in Pennsylvania specifically focusing on texting while driving.
> 
> The Senate on Wednesday decided to amend it and there is one 
> paragraph that specifically excludes mobile Amateur Radio use from the 
> new proposed law. Hopefully it will go through including the exclusion of 
> mobile Amateur Radio.]
> 
> Bob WB3W

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