2026 Regular Session
SB928
County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)
Requiring each county board of education to develop and implement, not later than the 2027-2028 school year, a policy prohibiting the use of certain electronic communication devices by a student during the academic school day; and prohibiting the policy from restricting the use of an electronic communication device for purposes documented in a student's individual education program, to address a documented health issue, to access language translation tools under certain circumstances, or to meet approved caregiving duties; etc.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 20, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
40 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 6 absent
Committee referrals
March 21, 2026 · House
Ways and Means
February 6, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Ways and Means
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Senate Third Reading Passed (40-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Floor Amendment {433025/1 (Senator West) Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {413529/1 Adopted
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Senate Motion Laid Over (Senator West) Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {413529/1
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment