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Amend the amendment in section 1 in §2116 in subsection 4 in paragraph A in the last line (page 2, line 12 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$250" and inserting the following: '$75'
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §2116 in subsection 4 by striking out all of paragraph B (page 2, lines 13 to 25 in amendment) and inserting the following:
 
‘B.  A person who violates this section after previously having been adjudicated as violating this section within a 3-year period commits a traffic infraction for which a fine of $150 must be adjudged.
 
For the purposes of this paragraph, an adjudication has occurred within a 3-year period if the date of the new conduct is within 3 years of the date of a docket entry of adjudication of a violation of this section.’
Amend the amendment in section 2 in subsection 3 in paragraph A in the last line (page 2, line 40 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$250 may" and inserting the following: '$250 may$75'
Amend the amendment in section 2 in subsection 3 by striking out all of paragraph B (page 3, lines 1 to 14 in amendment) and inserting the following:
 
‘B. A person who violates this section after previously having been adjudicated as violating this section within a 3-year period commits a traffic infraction for which a fine of not less than $500 may$150 must be adjudged, and the Secretary of State shall suspend the license of that person without right to hearing. The minimum periods of license suspension are:.
 
(1) Thirty days, if the person has 2 adjudications for a violation of this section within a 3-year period;
 
(2) Sixty days, if the person has 3 adjudications for a violation of this section within a 3-year period; and
 
(3) Ninety days, if the person has 4 or more adjudications for a violation of this section within a 3-year period.
 
For the purposes of this paragraph, an adjudication has occurred within a 3-year period if the date of the new conduct is within 3 years of the date of a docket entry of adjudication of a violation of this section.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment reduces the penalty for a first offense of using a mobile telephone or handheld electronic device or text messaging while operating a motor vehicle from a fine of $250 to a fine of $75. It also reduces the penalty for a subsequent violation within a 3-year period from a fine of $500 and a license suspension to only a fine of $150.