|
Alabama |
No |
|
|
Alaska |
No |
|
|
Arkansas |
Partial |
School bus drivers
are banned from using a
cell phone. |
|
Arizona |
Partial |
A bill to introduce
a ban was lost by a 4-3
vote in the Senate
Transportation
Committee. Bus
drivers are banned from
using cell phones. |
|
California |
No |
Bill to introduce
ban failed Feb 1998 --
car rental companies
required to offer
guidance on cell phone
use. New study
requested from Jan 2002
-- but failed to move
from the Assembly
Transportation
Committee. |
|
Colorado |
No |
Teens with
restricted licenses are
banned -- but can only
be stopped for another
violation first. |
|
Connecticut |
Yes |
Banned with effect
from Oct 2005 -- teens
are also forbidden from
using hands-free kits
while moving. |
|
Delaware |
No |
A driver can already
be prosecuted for
"inattentive driving" --
which can include using
a cell phone.
Studies into the issue
have been requested. |
|
District
of Columbia |
Yes |
Banned from July
2004. |
|
Florida |
Partial |
State Attorney
General said that cities
can set local
regulations -- July
2001. Overturned
by Governor Bush. |
|
Georgia |
Partial |
School bus drivers
banned from using
cell phones while
driving. |
|
Hawaii |
Being
debated |
A bill has been
introduced in Hawaii's
legislature by Sen.
Joseph Souki, D-Wailuku-Waiehu. |
|
Idaho |
No |
|
|
Illinois |
Partial |
School bus drivers
are banned -- Chicago
has passed a bill
banning driving while
using a phone, fines of
US $50 per infraction. |
|
Indiana |
No |
Ban proposed by
State Sen. Rose Antich
Carr -- Jan 2004. |
|
Iowa |
Being
debated |
|
|
Kansas |
No |
Bill to introduce
ban failed in 2000. |
|
Kentucky |
No |
|
|
Louisiana |
Being
debated |
Study into the
effects of a ban
underway. |
|
Maine |
Partial |
Minors and those on
learner driving licenses
may not use a cell phone
while driving. |
|
Maryland |
No |
Bill to ban dropped
Feb 2001. New
proposal in the House,
proposed by Delegates
Arnick and Mandel. |
|
Massachusetts |
Partial |
Bill for most users
pending -- but bus
drivers already banned.
Drivers required to keep
at least one hand on the
steering wheel while
holding a phone. |
|
Michigan |
No |
|
|
Minnesota |
Partial |
Teenagers and
provisional drivers are
banned -- $100 fine plus
delays in license
upgrades for offenders. |
|
Mississippi |
No |
Legislation prevents
local councils enacting
their own ban. |
|
Missouri |
No |
|
|
Montana |
No |
|
|
Nebraska |
No |
Bill planned by
State Sen Jim Cudaback
-- Jan 2004. |
|
Nevada |
No |
State bill to
introduce ban failed
April 1999. Local
bill in Clark County
also blocked Nov 2001.
Nevada state passed bill
banning local
regulations, March 2003. |
|
New
Hampshire |
Partial |
Not explicitly
banned, but you can be
prosecuted if using a
cell phone when involved
in a driving accident. |
|
New
Jersey |
Yes |
Banned from July
2004 -- the fine is up
to US $250. |
|
New
Mexico |
Partial |
Being debated --
local ban in the city of
Santa Fe. |
|
New York |
Yes |
Ban effective from
Nov 2001. |
|
North
Carolina |
Being
debated |
Study into the
effects of cell phone
usage while driving
being carried out. |
|
North
Dakota |
Being
debated |
Bill proposed by Sen
Harvey Tallackson,
D-Grafton, Feb 2005. |
|
Ohio |
Partial |
The City of
Cleveland is discussing
a ban. Ban in
place in Brooklyn. |
|
Oklahoma |
No |
Bill to introduce
ban failed in May 1999.
Legislation prevents
local councils enacting
their own ban. |
|
Oregon |
No |
A new bill enacted
in Jan 2002 forbids the
local governments from
implementing their own
cell phone bans. |
|
Pennsylvania |
Partial |
Local cities have
their own laws -- state
legislation pending. |
|
Rhode
Island |
No |
Governor Almond
rejected a ban -- July
2001. School buses
are banned from using a
cell phone.
Proposal for a ban being
debated, April 2004. |
|
South
Carolina |
No |
|
|
South
Dakota |
No |
|
|
Tennessee |
Partial |
School buses are
banned from using a cell
phone. |
|
Texas |
No |
Bill proposed for
2005 by Rodney Ellis and
fellow Democrat Rep Jose
Menendez of San Antonio. |
|
Utah |
No |
Bill to introduce
ban failed March 1998.
Highland City planning a
ban -- Feb 2005 |
|
Vermont |
No |
|
|
Virginia |
Partial |
Bill failed in Dec
1998 -- but it only
applied to school bus
drivers. Passed a
bill in August 2001 to
look for any impact on
safety by the use of a
cell phone while
driving. Bill
banning minors passed
Jan 2005. |
|
Washington |
No |
Bill to introduce
ban failed Jan 2001.
New laws proposed Q1
2005. |
|
West
Virginia |
No |
Bill proposed in
1999, but never debated. |
|
Wisconsin |
No |
Bill to introduce
ban failed in April
1998. Bill to ban
younger drivers only
being debated. |
|
Wyoming |
No |
Bill proposed by Rep
Floyd Esquibel but not
being debated. |
