Beginning on July 1, 2019 the Florida Ban on Texting While Driving Law becomes a primary offense. The ban on Texting While Driving has actually been state law since 2013. It's elevation to a primary offense means the police are allowed to pull someone over and cite them for an infraction of this law by itself. Previously it was a secondary action, which means the police could only give someone a ticket for Texting While Driving if they pulled over the driver for something els