State | Handheld Ban | All Cell Phone Ban | Text Messaging Ban | Enforcement | Crash Data Collected | Pre- emption Law |
School Bus Drivers | Novice Drivers | All Drivers | School Bus Drivers | Novice Drivers |
| Alabama | | | | | | | | | |
| Alaska | | | | Yes | Covered under all driver ban | Covered under all driver ban | Primary | Yes | |
| Arizona | | Yes | | | | | Primary | | |
| Arkansas | | Yes | <18 (18 - 20– handheld only) | Yes (eff. 10/09) | Covered under all driver ban | Covered under all driver ban | Primary | | |
| California | Yes | Yes | <18 | Yes | Covered under all driver ban | Covered under all driver ban | Primary | Yes | |
| Colorado | | | <18 | Yes (eff. 12/09) | | | Secondary | Yes | |
| Connecticut | Yes | Yes | Learners Permit and <18 | Yes | Covered under all driver ban | Covered under all driver ban | Primary | Yes | |
| Delaware | | Yes | GDL | | | GDL | | Yes | |
| D.C. | Yes | Yes | Learners Permit | Yes | Covered under all driver ban | Covered under all driver ban | Primary | | |
| Florida | | | | | | | | Yes | Yes |
| Georgia | | Yes | | | | | Primary | Yes | |
| Hawaii | | | | | | | | | |
| Idaho | | | | | | | | | |
| Illinois | By jurisdiction | Yes | <19 | | | | Primary | Yes | |
| Indiana | | | <18 | | | <18 | | Yes | |
| Iowa | | | | | | | | Yes | |
| Kansas | | | Learner or Intermediate License (eff. 1/10) | | | Learner or Intermediate License (eff. 1/10) | | | |
| Kentucky | | Yes | | | | | Primary | | Yes |
| Louisiana 1 | See footnote | Yes | See footnote | Yes | Covered under all driver ban | Covered under all driver ban | Secondary (primary for school bus) | | Yes |
| Maine | | | <18 | | | <18 | Primary | | |
| Maryland | | | <18 w/ Learner or Provisional License | Yes (eff. 10/09) | Covered under all driver ban | Covered under all driver ban | Secondary (texting primary) | Yes | |
| Massachusetts | By jurisdiction | Yes | | | | | Primary | Yes | |
| Michigan 2 | By jurisdiction | | See footnote | | | | | Yes | |
| Minnesota | | Yes | Learner or Provisional License for 1st 12 mos. | Yes | Covered under all driver ban | Covered under all driver ban | Primary | Yes | |
| Mississippi | | | | | | Learner or Provisional License (eff. 7/09) | | | Yes |
| Missouri | | | | | | | | | |
| Montana | | | | | | | | Yes | |
| Nebraska | | | <18 w/ Learners or Provisional License | | | <18 w/ Learners or Provisional License | Secondary | Yes | |
| Nevada | | | | | | | | Yes | Yes |
| New Hampshire 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| New Jersey | Yes | Yes | <21 w/ GDL or Provisional License | Yes | Covered under all driver ban | Covered under all driver ban | Primary | Yes | |
| New Mexico | By jurisdiction and in State vehicles | | | | | | | | |
| New York | Yes | | | | | | Primary | Yes | |
| North Carolina | | Yes | <18 | | Yes | <18 | Primary | Yes | |
| North Dakota | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio | By jurisdiction | | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | | | | | | | | Yes | Yes |
| Oregon | | | <18 w/ Learner or Provisional License | | | <18 w/ Learner or Provisional License | Secondary | Yes | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | By jurisdiction | | | | | | | Yes | |
| Rhode Island | | Yes | <18 | | | | Primary | | |
| South Carolina | | | | | | | | | |
| South Dakota | | | | | | | | Yes | |
| Tennessee | | Yes | Learners Permit or Intermediate License | Yes (eff. 7/09) | | | Primary | Yes | |
| Texas | | Yes, w/ passenger <17 | Intermediate Stage, 1st 6 mos. | | Yes, w/ passenger <17 | Intermediate Stage, 1st 6 mos. | Primary | Yes | |
| Utah 4 | See footnote | | | Yes | Covered under all driver ban | Covered under all driver ban | Secondary | Yes | Yes |
| Vermont | | | | | | | | | |
| Virgin Islands | Yes | | | | | | No data | Yes | |
| Virginia | | Yes | <18 | Yes (eff. 7/09) | Covered under all driver ban | Covered under all driver ban | Secondary (primary for school bus) | Yes | |
| Washington | Yes | | | Yes | Covered under all driver ban | Covered under all driver ban | Secondary | Yes | |
| West Virginia | | | Learner or Intermediate Stage | | | Learner or Intermediate Stage | Secondary | | |
| Wisconsin | | | | | | | | | |
| Wyoming | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | 5 + D.C., Virgin Islands
By jurisdiction: 6 | 17 + D.C. | 21 + D.C. | 13 + D.C. | 2 | 10 | | 29 + Virgin Islands | 8 |