Proposed Legislation 
from Tony N2MFT:

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1152

SB 1152: Traffic Offenses

GENERAL BILL by Grall

Traffic Offenses; Prohibiting a person from operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device in a handheld manner; providing an exception; requiring that sustained use of a wireless communications device by a person operating a motor vehicle be conducted through a hands-free accessory until such use is terminated; revising penalty provisions relating to the use of wireless communications devices in a handheld manner in certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2026 
Last Action: 1/5/2026 Senate - Filed
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF 

         2. Includes, but is not limited to, a cellular telephone, a smartphone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a two-way messaging device, an electronic gaming device, or a device capable of displaying videos or images. The term does not include a citizens band radio, a citizens band radio hybrid, a commercial two-way radio communications device or its functional equivalent, a subscription-based emergency communications device, a prescribed medical device, an amateur or ham radio device, or an in-vehicle security, navigation, communications,  or remote diagnostics system.