# District of Columbia B26-0073: Heads Up! Distraction-Free Learning Amendment Act of 2025 (now known as "Disconnect Act of 2025") District of Columbia B26-0073, Heads Up! Distraction-Free Learning Amendment Act of 2025 (now known as "Disconnect Act of 2025"), is a Council Period 26 (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Brooke Pinto (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-09-19 (Law L26-0039, Effective from Sep 10, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010163); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0073-26 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: District of Columbia B26-0073 - State: District of Columbia - Session: Council Period 26 (2025-2026) - Title: Heads Up! Distraction-Free Learning Amendment Act of 2025 (now known as "Disconnect Act of 2025") - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-09-19, Law L26-0039, Effective from Sep 10, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010163 - Sponsor: Brooke Pinto (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (34 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Schools must post device rules and alerts: benefit, low. LEAs must post device rules online at least 15 days before each school year. Mid-year changes must be posted 15 days before they start. Families must get the rules before the first day, and staff and volunteers must be told. Each school must explain how parents can reach a child and how it will sen… - K-12 device ban with key exceptions: mixed, low. The law bans K-12 students from having a personal wireless device on their person during the full school day. A device in a backpack, purse, or other bag does not count as possessing. School-owned devices are not covered; the rule targets personal phones, tablets, laptops, and gaming devices. Schoo… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brooke Pinto (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-07-01 | House | Final Reading | pass | 11 | 1 | | | 2025-07-01 | House | Other | pass | 11 | 1 | | | 2025-06-03 | House | First Reading | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-09-19: Law L26-0039, Effective from Sep 10, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010163 (House) - 2025-07-29: Transmitted to Congress (House) - 2025-07-25: Act A26-0113 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 008159 (House) - 2025-07-22: Returned from Mayor (House) - 2025-07-21: Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0113 (House) - 2025-07-10: Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Jul 24, 2025 (House) - 2025-07-01: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-06-03: Legislative Meeting (House) - 2025-05-13: Committee Mark-up of B26-0073 by the Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-03-25: Public Hearing on B26-0073 View Public Hearing Record (House) - 2025-02-28: Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-02-24: Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-02-07: Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0073 Published in the District of Columbia Register (House) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-01-27: B26-0073 Introduced by Councilmember Pinto at Office of the Secretary (House) ## Bill text - Amendment, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56987/Meeting2/Amendment/B26-0073-Amendment1.pdf?Id=216267) - Enrollment, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56987/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0073-Enrollment2.pdf?Id=216877) - Engrossment, 2025-06-03: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56987/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0073-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=213803) - Introduced, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56987/Introduction/B26-0073-Introduction.pdf?Id=205125) ## Related bills - B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025 (signed) - B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (signed) - B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026 (signed) - B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed) - B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (signed) - B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act of 2025 (signed) ## Sources - [Amendment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56987/Meeting2/Amendment/B26-0073-Amendment1.pdf?Id=216267) - [Enrollment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56987/Meeting2/Enrollment/B26-0073-Enrollment2.pdf?Id=216877) - [Engrossment (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56987/Meeting1/Engrossment/B26-0073-Engrossment1.pdf?Id=213803) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56987/Introduction/B26-0073-Introduction.pdf?Id=205125) ## Related - [B26-0047: Funeral Directors Licensing Reform Amendment Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0047-26) - [B26-0785: Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Rental Vehicle Sales Tax Clarification Emergency Amend…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0785-26) - [B26-0663: Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0663-26) - [B26-0735: Special Education for Young Adults in the Custody of the Department of Correcti…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0735-26) - [B26-0760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarificati…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0760-26) - [B26-0181: Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Amendment Act…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0181-26) - [District of Columbia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/district-of-columbia/bills) - [District of Columbia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/district-of-columbia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DC-B26-0073-26 (as of 2026-11-04).