# Wyoming SF 21: AN ACT relating to education; requiring school districts to adopt policies prohibiting students from using cell phones and smart watches in schools as specified; providing exceptions; providing a definition; specifying applicability; and providing for effective dates.

Wyoming SF 21, AN ACT relating to education; requiring school districts to adopt policies prohibiting students from using cell phones and smart watches in schools as specified; providing exceptions; providing a definition; specifying applicability; and providing for effective dates., is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Wendy Schuler (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-21 (S COW:Failed 7-21-3-0-0) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming SF 21
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2025 General Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to education; requiring school districts to adopt policies prohibiting students from using cell phones and smart watches in schools as specified; providing exceptions; providing a definition; specifying applicability; and providing for effective dates.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-05
- Last action: 2025-01-21, S COW:Failed 7-21-3-0-0
- Sponsor: Wendy Schuler (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (11 yes, 22 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: Wendy Schuler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Landon Brown (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ken Clouston (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: J.T. Larson (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | S COW:Failed 7-21-3-0-0 | fail | 7 | 21 |   |
| 2025-01-20 | Senate | S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 | pass | 4 | 1 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-01-21: S COW:Failed 7-21-3-0-0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: S Placed on General File (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education (Senate)
- 2024-12-19: S Received for Introduction (Senate)
- 2024-12-05: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0021.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0021.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes of prostitution and…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB62-2025)
- [SF 104: AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum values for certain procee…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF104-2025)
- [HB 279: AN ACT relating to property taxation; specifying that if multiple property tax…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB279-2025)
- [SF 95: AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF95-2025)
- [SF 10: AN ACT relating to children; authorizing parents and guardians to enter into bi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF10-2025)
- [SF 51: AN ACT relating to the Wyoming telecommunications act; extending the sunset dat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF51-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF21-2025 (as of 2026-11-01).