HB 1559: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES; PROHIBITED

Session Year: 2025-2026
House: House
Latest Version Date: 2026-03-06

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-03-20: The committee on EDU deferred the measure.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Prohibits a student from using a telecommunication device on school grounds during the instructional day, with certain exceptions. Requires a confiscated telecommunication device to be released only to the student's parent or legal guardian, who has three months to retrieve the device before it is subject to forfeiture. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Discussed in Hearing