Utah lawmakers give thumbs-down to 'hands-free cellphone bill'

SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers hit the brakes on a bill that would have given police the authority to pull over motorists for using their hands to answer phone calls while driving.Rep. Carol Spackman Moss, D-Holladay, sponsored HB64 — calling it the "hands-free cellphone bill" — and presented it Friday to the House Transportation Committee.It's already illegal for motorists to hold a phone to their ear to take a phone call while driving, Moss said, discussing how Utah's laws for ce