All seven states surrounding Kentucky have enacted similar Hands-Free laws.

The bill is in memory of two year old Kimberly Burns, who was killed over three years ago in a rear end collision in Louisville.

Her mother, Alyssa Burns, has been advocating for the measure for months leading up to this year's session.

Our Emily Sisk has more about the little girl who inspired a movement, and the family fighting to spare others of their fate.

Alyssa Burns was the mother of almost two year old Kimberly, a smiley little girl with a big personality.

In 2022, tragedy struck when the burns were driving on I-70, one in Louisville, and a pickup truck crashed into the back of their car.

Kimberly died while Alyssa and her fiancé suffered serious injuries.

With my brain injury.

I was in shock.

It was like a month later when it finally, like, really in my brain, hit me like, oh, I don't have a baby anymore.

I don't have a kid.

Police determined the driver of the pickup truck was not properly watching the roadway ahead and was inattentive.

In other words, he was focused on his cell phone and not the road.

That driver was not charged for Kimberly's death or the other injuries.

The person who killed Kimberly was able to drive as soon as he got a new vehicle.

So the only the only repercussion was him having to buy a new vehicle, Byrne says.

With the phone down Kentucky Act, people will face the consequences of distracted driving, which will hopefully prevent more loss of life.

Some people just don't understand, unfortunately, unless it happens to them.

But my question is why wait?

Why wait until it's one of your people that you love?

If you have nothing to worry about, you have nothing to worry about.

If the shoe fits, wear it because now it's time for repercussions.

Our babies are losing their lives.

And Burns says she'll keep fighting.

Viewing Senate Bill 28 as just planting the seed of safety.

I would even add eventually speeding.

Speeding was a huge impact on my daughter's unfortunate and her happenstance.

As for her and her now one year old baby, Fiona Burns says she's still impacted by the trauma from Kimberly's death.

I still haven't driven since everything.

Being a passenger, all I see is people on their phones.

I don't even sit in the passenger seat anymore.

I sit next to my youngest child in the back because I just, you know, if we ever get hit, like that again, then we will go.

At the same time, we will not be apart.

Senate Bill 28 was numbered to honor the date of Kimberly's death, October 28th of 2022 for Kentucky Edition.

I'm Emily Sisk.