A few months ago, Alaska lawmakers were forced back to the drawing board after a training judge advised other magistrates to dismiss texting while driving cases because of some loopholes in the 2008 law. While the case is on appeal, it didn’t stop a few House representatives to come up with a stronger law.
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Texting while driving has been illegal in the state of Virginia since 2009, although the bill made it a secondary enforcement ban. Three years later, Virginia lawmakers are looking to improve the texting ban by making it a primary enforcement law. 
The Senate Transportation Committee recently approved two bills that could make texting while driving a [...]

Sen. Nancy Detert ‘s third attempt at banning texting while driving is up to a good start, In the first three days of the 2012 Legislative session, the bill she sponsors has receive an important approval from the Senate Communications, Energy and Public Utilities Committee. 
Senate Bill 415 would prohibit text messaging while driving in Florida, [...]

Most drivers caught texting while driving will receive a fine or points against their license for committing such infraction. But what if the consequence was actually to revoke someone’s license?
A recent survey from Poll Position reveals that one American out of two believes that drivers caught exchanging text messages behind the wheel should actually face [...]

Over the past three years, Rep. Jim McClendon has tried to convince fellow lawmakers that Alabama needed to ban texting while driving. Unfortunately, his efforts were in vain as each time, the Senate rejected the proposition. This time around, it appears that Rep. McClendon may have found an ally in the Senate to help him [...]