# Maryland SB 0029: Education - Phone-Free Schools Pilot Program - Establishment

Maryland SB 0029, Education - Phone-Free Schools Pilot Program - Establishment, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jeff Waldstreicher (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-23 (Hearing 1/29 at 2:30 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0029
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Education - Phone-Free Schools Pilot Program - Establishment
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-09-12
- Last action: 2025-01-23, Hearing 1/29 at 2:30 p.m.
- Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Carroll County, Communications -see also- ElecComm; Intergov; Telecom; etc., Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Discipline, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Medical Conditions -see also- AIDS; COVID-19; rabies, Mobile Devices, Montgomery County, Parents and Guardians, Pilot Programs, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Reports, Secondary Schools -see also- Private Schools; Public Sch, Students, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Teachers, Telephones, Time
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin Ready (Republican), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2025-01-23: Hearing 1/29 at 2:30 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing 1/29 at 1:30 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2024-09-12: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0029f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0029f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0029-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).