POTTSBORO, TX -- It might soon get harder for all teenagers in Texas to get a driver's license because of a bill that originated in Pottsboro. The legislation is called the Less Tears More Years Act.

It was created after two Pottsboro teenagers were killed in car accidents in 2007. Shelby Johnson would have graduated from Pottsboro High School this past Saturday.

"My daughter Shelby was 16 and killed in a car wreck May 15, 2007. She was on her way to school," said her father, Phil Johnson.

Her last words were “Bye daddy ...I love you.” Now those words, as well as the loss of another teenager in a fatal accident just 30 days after Shelby’s crash, are a driving force for Phil Johnson and the rest of the community.

They are making sure that teens get the proper training to be safer drivers. It's training that Phil Johnson says is vital, especially since he also has a 13 year old teenage son, Ryan.

"Am I going to let him in a car? I don't know. I guess I can't answer that right now. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it,” said Johnson.

"I think I would feel differently once the training is there and once he has been trained to get behind the wheel of a car."

Police say 6,000 teenagers die every year in car accidents across the nation and 500 of those teens are from Texas.

"If this was a disease that was killing our teenagers then there would be nothing that we wouldn't do to stop it," said Johnson.

Pottsboro Police Chief Brett Arterburn, State Representative Larry Phillips and Johnson worked together to form a campaign ---Less Tears More Years. That bill has now been passed by both the Texas House and Senate and awaits the Governor's signature.

"The bill is not to punish a teen or make it harder for a teen to get a driver's license. The sole intent of the bill is to save lives," said Chief Arterburn.

Instead of 14 hours of driving training, the law would require 34 including 10 hours of nighttime training, which is when most teenage accidents happen. Cell phones would also be prohibited while driving.

Chief Arterburn says he believes Governor Rick Perry will sign the bill into law. If he does, the law will take effect on September 1st.