# West Virginia SB 432: Requiring county boards of education adopt policies limiting use of personal cell phones and other electronic communication devices

West Virginia SB 432, Requiring county boards of education adopt policies limiting use of personal cell phones and other electronic communication devices, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Stuart; status failed, last action 2025-02-13 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB432-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia SB 432
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Requiring county boards of education adopt policies limiting use of personal cell phones and other electronic communication devices
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Last action: 2025-02-13, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Stuart
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: §18-1-1, §18-5-52, Senate Education
- 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: Stuart
- Cosponsor: T. Kevan Bartlett (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill Hamilton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian Helton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Darren Thorne (Republican), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-13: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: To Education (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: To Education (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb432 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb432 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb432 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb432 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB432-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).