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Amend HB 62 (house committee report) by striking page 5, line 25, through page 6, line 2, and substituting the following:
(g) A peace officer may not stop a motor vehicle or detain the operator of a motor vehicle for the sole purpose of determining whether the operator of the motor vehicle has violated this section, but may, if the officer has probable cause to stop the motor vehicle for another offense, determine whether the operator of the motor vehicle is in violation of this section.
(h) A peace officer who has stopped a motor vehicle or has detained the operator of a motor vehicle and who suspects a violation of this section may not take possession of or otherwise inspect a portable wireless communication device in the possession of the operator unless authorized by the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Penal Code, or other law.