Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes.
Sponsored By: Chase Blasi (Republican)
In Committee
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Bill Overview
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Chase Blasi
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Larry Alley
Republican • Senate
Tory Marie Blew
Republican • Senate
Elaine Bowers
Republican • Senate
Craig Bowser
Republican • Senate
Claeys, Joseph
Affiliation unavailable
William Clifford
Republican • Senate
Ethan Corson
Democratic • Senate
Renee Erickson
Republican • Senate
Michael Fagg
Republican • Senate
Oletha Faust Goudeau
Democratic • Senate
Marci Francisco
Democratic • Senate
Scott Hill
Republican • Senate
Jeff Klemp
Republican • Senate
Rick Kloos
Republican • Senate
Ty Masterson
Republican • Senate
Michael Murphy
Republican • Senate
Stephen Owens
Republican • Senate
Virgil Peck
Republican • Senate
Mike Petersen
Republican • Senate
Pat Pettey
Democratic • Senate
TJ Rose
Republican • Senate
Tim Shallenburger
Republican • Senate
Doug Shane
Republican • Senate
Brad Starnes
Republican • Senate
Dinah Sykes
Democratic • Senate
Mike Thompson
Republican • Senate
Kellie Warren
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
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Actions Timeline
Withdrawn from Committee on Ways and Means; Rereferred to Committee on Education
3/3/2026SenateWithdrawn from Committee on Education; Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2/17/2026SenateHearing: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 2:30 PM Room 144-S
1/26/2026SenateReferred to Committee on Education
1/13/2026SenatePrefiled for Introduction on Tuesday, January 6, 2026
1/12/2026SenateIntroduced
1/12/2026Senate
Bill Text
As introduced
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