# Missouri HB854: Requires public school districts and charter schools to prevent student use of electronic personal communications devices during regularly scheduled instructional activities

Missouri HB854, Requires public school districts and charter schools to prevent student use of electronic personal communications devices during regularly scheduled instructional activities, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ed Lewis (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-13 (HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 20 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Missouri HB854
- State: Missouri
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Requires public school districts and charter schools to prevent student use of electronic personal communications devices during regularly scheduled instructional activities
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-02-13, HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 20 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
- Sponsor: Ed Lewis (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (20 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: Ed Lewis (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-13 | House | HCS Reported Do Pass | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-02-13: HCS Reported Do Pass - AYES: 20 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House)
- 2025-02-11: HCS Voted Do Pass (House)
- 2025-02-11: Executive Session Completed (House)
- 2025-02-05: Public Hearing Completed (House)
- 2025-01-22: Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education (House)
- 2025-01-14: Read Second Time (House)
- 2025-01-13: Introduced and Read First Time (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2123H.01I.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills251/hlrbillspdf/2123H.01I.pdf)

## Related
- [HB3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB3-2025)
- [HB8: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB8-2025)
- [HB11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB11-2025)
- [HB10: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB10-2025)
- [SB79: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB79-2025)
- [SB271: Modifies provisions relating to emergency services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-SB271-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB854-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).