# Maryland SB 0928: County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)

Maryland SB 0928, County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act), is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kevin M. Harris (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0928
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Kevin M. Harris (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Subjects: Primary and Secondary Education, Awareness and Outreach, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Digital Images, Discipline, Education, Boards of, Education, State Department of, Electronic Communication, Electronic Documents, Electronic Government, Emergencies -see also- Pandemics, Evidence, Individualized Education and 504 Plans, Information Technology, Internet -see also- Internet Access, Language -see also- Communications; Literacy, Medical Conditions -see also- AIDS; COVID-19; rabies, Mobile Devices, Parents and Guardians, Publications -see also- Maryland Register; Textbooks, Public Information, Recordings -see also- Video, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, School Administration, Social Media, Storage, Students, Surveys and Polls, Teachers, Telecommunications, Telephones, Time, Video
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (40 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kevin M. Harris (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alonzo T. Washington (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dalya Attar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Malcolm Augustine (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joanne C. Benson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Benjamin Brooks (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nick Charles (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill Ferguson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Katie Fry Hester (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Carl Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: J.B. Jennings (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sara Love (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin Ready (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris West (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 40 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-03-23: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-21: Referred Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-03-20: Third Reading Passed (40-0) (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Floor Amendment {433025/1 (Senator West) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments {413529/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Motion Laid Over (Senator West) Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments {413529/1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0928t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0928f.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0928t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0928f.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0928-2026RS (as of 2026-10-12).