# Georgia HB 1009: Education; enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in grades nine through twelve; require local school systems

Georgia HB 1009, Education; enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in grades nine through twelve; require local school systems, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Sandy Donatucci (Republican), Scott Hilton (Republican), Jan Jones (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2026-12-31 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-11-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1009
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Education; enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in grades nine through twelve; require local school systems
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-12-31, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Sandy Donatucci (Republican), Scott Hilton (Republican), Jan Jones (Republican), Matt Reeves (Republican), Carmen Rice (Republican), Deborah Silcox (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education, Children and Families, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (210 yes, 58 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Georgia students face new device rules: mixed, low. Georgia public school students cannot access personal electronic devices on campus from the first bell to the last. The law states deadlines of July 1, 2026, for grades K–8 and July 1, 2027, for grades 9–12. The act’s effective date is December 31, 2026, which falls after the stated K–8 deadline. S…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sandy Donatucci (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Scott Hilton (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jan Jones (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Matt Reeves (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Carmen Rice (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Deborah Silcox (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shawn Still (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 38TH | fail | 13 | 38 | 4 |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-02-24 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 145 | 20 | 8 |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-12-31: Effective Date
- 2026-05-05: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-05: Act 395
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-23: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-24: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-06: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-01-28: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-01-27: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-01-16: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1009/AP* (v5): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247117)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- HB 1138: Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact (signed)
- HB 506: Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide (signed)
- HB 439: Revenue and taxation; revise deductions allowed to dealers (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 1009/AP* (v5) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247117)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [HB 1138: Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1138-2025-2026)
- [HB 506: Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB506-2025-2026)
- [HB 439: Revenue and taxation; revise deductions allowed to dealers](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB439-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1009-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-05).