CANFIELD, Ohio - Technology is within short reach for many of us when we're behind the wheel, but a new bill introduced in Ohio could make it illegal to use those hand-held devices.

House Bill 468 would ban drivers from using devices like cellphones, tablets, and smartwatches while driving. The bill introduced in the Ohio House earlier this month would amend the current law to make texting or using devices while driving a primary offense.

Right now, law enforcement can only cite adult drivers for distracted driving as a secondary offense. Texting and the use of any wireless communication devices is a primary offense for drivers under the age of 18 in Ohio.

"If you go sit at any stoplight and look around the vehicles around you, you tend to see a lot of people using their phones, but it's not a primary violation, so we can't make the stop based solely on that," Abbey said.

The hands-free law would not ban Bluetooth wireless phone use or GPS.

Sergeant Abbey still doesn't recommend talking and driving because it can throw off a driver's focus on the road ahead.

"Pretty much anything that takes your mind off of driving is distracted and not safe," Sergeant Matt Abbey said, with the Canfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Since 2013, the Ohio State Highway Patrol recorded more than 91,000 distracted driving-related crashes causing 47,000 injuries and 305 deaths.

So far, other attempts to change the law have failed to get enough support among Ohio lawmakers.

The bill follows a report from the Ohio Distracted Driving Task Force, which recommended both a hands-free law and changing the use of devices while driving to a primary offense.

We’re losing a lot of people in Ohio who are being killed by distracted drivers,” Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said.