Distracted Driving (Summary of State Laws) texting while driving is illegal in every state Insurance Institute for Highway Safety chart texting while driving is illegal in every state Insurance Institute for Highway Safety texting while driving is illegal in every state Insurance Institute for Highway Safety State Laws for Cellphones and Texting Insurance Institute for Highway Safety State Cellphone Bans State Laws for Cellphones and Texting Distracted driving Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Insurance Institute for Highway Safety State Laws for Cellphones and Texting Insurance Institute for Highway Safety state laws texting while driving is illegal in every state 16 states and the District of Columbia