 A bill to require motorists to use hands-free devices when talking on the phone while driving has passed its first committee stop in the Minnesota Legislature. A House Transportation Committee approved the bill on an anonymous voice vote after hearing emotional testimony from several people who lost loved ones in crashes caused by drivers who were distracted by cell phones. A Senate committee has a hearing on a similar bill Wednesday. Legislative leaders have said they expect hands-free legislation will be enacted this year and with bipartisan support. The bill has at least one more committee stop before it reaches the House floor. A Senate committee has a hearing scheduled on a similar bill Wednesday.