AR HB1486

Establishes "Ashton's and Abbie's Law" to strengthen penalties for distracted driving violations involving wireless communication devices.

Defines "serious physical injury" as physical injury that creates substantial risk of death or causes protracted disfigurement, impairment of health, or loss or impairment of bodily function.

Imposes doubled fines for distracted driving violations that result in collisions or accidents, in addition to standard fines ($25-$250 for first offense, $50-$500 for subsequent offenses).

Makes distracted driving resulting in serious physical injury or death of another person a Class A misdemeanor conviction.

Allows courts to order up to 100 hours of public service work in addition to other penalties, and requires law enforcement to indicate on accident reports when distracted driving was involved.