Nearly 200 bills are pending in state and local legislatures to ban emailing or texting while driving. Currently 19 states have already cracked down on the distracting habit, while 23 other states are debating the issue, which is blamed for 16 percent of all highway fatalities. It is likely that all states will enforce the ban, since federal legislation has been introduced that would potentially cut highway funding by 25 percent for states with no distracted driving laws.

States are continuing to crack down on texting and driving, with 23 debating legislation to ban the practice that 19 states already prohibit, USA Today reported Monday.

Almost 200 bills are pending state and local legislatures over the issue, the paper reported, citing the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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