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A proposed bill could redefine distracted driving and create new strategies to prevent it in the future.

House Bill 86, first proposed to the Ohio House on February 25 by Rep. Cheryl Grossman, R-Grove City, would outlaw any action that would impair a driver’s ability to operate a motor vehicle, as well as any use of an electronic wireless communications device. If passed, the bill would also create a driver education fund in the state treasury.

The proposed definition of distracted driving is more broad than the current law.  Although a new version of the Ohio Revised Code, which goes into effect today, provides details on what qualifies as texting while driving and ways in which someone can use a “handheld electronic wireless communications device” without being charged with a minor misdemeanor, Grossman’s proposed bill would add additional regulations to this part of the law.