Drivers in South Carolina, beware.  The Senate will soon be looking at a bill that would ban texting while driving on the state’s roads.
Under Senate Bill 225, a person would be prohibited to use a wireless electronic communication device to compose, send, or read a text-based communication while operating a motor vehicle on the public [...]

In the first year since Rhode Island banned texting while driving, local authorities have issued 185 citations to distracted drivers, and collected nearly $11,000 in fines. 
The majority of these fines were handed out by state police troopers.  The Rhode Island State Police issued a total of 89 tickets and $5,980 in fines.  State Police Capt. [...]

Nevada is the latest state trying to put a stop on texting while driving.  In fact, the Senate has come up with two different bills to stop people from texting or talking on their phone while driving. 
SB 140 would make it illegal for drivers to use their cell phone or any other handheld wireless device [...]

Last year, Mississippi decided to fight driving distractions among young drivers by banning texting while driving for anyone with a permit under the age of 16.  This year, it’s time to extend the legislation to all drivers.
The Mississippi Senate recently passed SB 2793 which would ban the sending, reading or writing of a text message [...]