CHARLESTON, W.Va.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is urging the House of Delegates to approve a bill that would ban drivers from texting and talking on a handheld cellphone.



The proposed law is among Tomblin's policy initiatives this legislative session. The Senate has already passed out a version of the bill that would make texting a primary offense and using a handheld cellphone a secondary offense.

Tomblin said Wednesday that drivers who text represent a major hazard on West Virginia's roads. Such a law would encourage motorists to put down their phones.

Similar legislation was killed last year after the two chambers could not agree whether violating the texting ban should be a primary or a secondary offense. Tomblin said he believes the House will pass the texting bill this year.

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