SB108
School boards; student cell phone and smart device possession and use policies, prohibition.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 11, 2026
Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Stella Pekarsky (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. School boards; student cell phone and smart device possession and use policies; prohibition.
Amends the requirements for the student cell phone and smart device possession and use policies that each school board is required to develop and each public elementary and secondary school is required to implement pursuant to applicable law to require such policies to, except as provided in applicable law, prohibit ... (More) student cell phone and smart device possession and use on school property from bell to bell. Current law only requires such policies to restrict student cell phone and smart device possession and use on school property from bell to bell. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/02/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100670D
- 01/02/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB108)
- 01/15/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/26/2026 - House: Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- 02/26/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 03/03/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 03/03/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 03/04/2026 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26109021D-H1
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB108)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/09/2026 - House: Passed by for the day
- 03/10/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/10/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/10/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/10/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (84-Y 11-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
