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Nebraska Phone Use While Driving Laws (2026)

Conditional: Nebraska bans texting, reading, and typing while driving for all drivers, but holding the phone to talk is still allowed.

ConditionalVerified Jun 18, 2026

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Nebraska bans texting, reading, and typing while driving for all drivers, but holding the phone to talk is still allowed. Enforcement is secondary (Neb. Rev. Stat. 60-6,179.01).

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Phone Use While Driving in states bordering Nebraska

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

ColoradoRestricted
Colorado bans handheld mobile device use for all drivers and requires hands-free use instead. The ban took effect in 2025 (SB24-065, Colo. Rev. Stat. 42-4-239).
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: codot.gov · Full Colorado rule →
IowaRestricted
Iowa bans handheld use for all drivers — hands-free only. The law took effect July 1, 2025, and citations started January 1, 2026. Iowa Code 321.276 bars holding, viewing, or manipulating a device.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: legis.iowa.gov · Full Iowa rule →
KansasConditional
Kansas bans texting while driving but not handheld calls. You can't write, send, or read a written communication while driving (KSA 8-15,111). Adults may still hold the phone to talk.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: ksrevisor.gov · Full Kansas rule →
MissouriRestricted
Under Missouri's Siddens Bening Hands Free Law, handheld use is banned for all drivers — hands-free only. Enforcement began January 1, 2025. RSMo 304.822 bars holding an electronic communication device.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: revisor.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
South DakotaConditional
South Dakota bans texting, data use, and video on a mobile device while driving, but holding the phone for a voice call is allowed (SDCL 32-26-47.1).
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: sdlegislature.gov · Full South Dakota rule →
WyomingConditional
Wyoming bans texting only: you can't write, send, or read a text-based message while driving. Handheld calls and voice use are allowed (Wyo. Stat. 31-5-237).
Verified Jul 22, 2026 · Source: wyoleg.gov · Full Wyoming rule →

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