House adjourns sine die, doesn’t ban texting while driving

The House has adjourned sine die, without passing anything to ban texting while driving, an issue that drew teens from around the state to testify to lawmakers this year and send petitions pleading for such a ban. The House refused to go along with Senate amendments to a last-minute House bill that replaced the earlier Senate bill. The House’s adjournment sine die came at 9:18 p.m. Mountain time.