Florida's current law only bans texting while driving - it does not prohibit you from having a phone in your hand.

After years of coming short, legislation that would ban the handheld use of cellphones while driving has been sent to ...

Senate Bill 1318 would rename the “Florida Ban on Texting While Driving” law to the “Florida Hands-Free Driving Law.” It would also expand the prohibition to include “using, while ...