School districts must adopt policies regulating student possession and use of cell phones and smart devices in schools.
AN ACT relating to education; requiring school districts to adopt policies governing students' possession and use of cell phones and smart devices in schools; requiring the adopted policies to be submitted to the state superintendent of public instruction; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsor:
Co-sponsors: Representative(s) Brown, L, Campbell, E, Clouston, Connolly, Harshman, Larson, JT, Senator(s) Brennan, Crum, Dockstader, Landen
Requires school districts to adopt policies governing student possession and use of cell phones and smart watches in schools and submit those policies to the state superintendent.
Effective: Immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for the bill to become law
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3/6/2026(LSO)
Assigned Chapter Number 56
3/6/2026(Governor)
Governor Signed SEA No. 0046
3/5/2026(House)
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0046
3/5/2026(Senate)
S President Signed SEA No. 0046
3/4/2026(LSO)
Assigned Number SEA No. 0046
3/4/2026(House)
H 3rd Reading:Passed 40-20-2-0-0
3/3/2026(House)
H 2nd Reading:Passed
3/2/2026(House)
H COW:Passed
2/27/2026(House)
H Placed on General File
2/27/2026(House)
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 6-2-1-0-0
2/24/2026(House)
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
2/24/2026(House)
H Received for Introduction
2/23/2026(Senate)
S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-6-0-0-0
2/20/2026(Senate)
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2/19/2026(Senate)
S COW:Passed
2/18/2026(Senate)
S Placed on General File
2/18/2026(Senate)
S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2/10/2026(Senate)
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 22-8-1-0-0
1/14/2026(Senate)
S Received for Introduction
1/5/2026(LSO)
Bill Number Assigned
H 3rd Reading:Passed 40-20-2-0-0
Key VotePassedYea: Andrew, Angelos, Banks, L. Brown, Byron, E. Campbell, Chestek, Clouston, Connolly, Erickson, Davis, Filer, Fornstrom, Geringer, Harshman, Heiner, Hoeft, Jarvis, Johnson, L. Larsen, Lawley, JT. Larson, Nicholas, Ottman, Provenza, Riggins, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Sherwood, Strock, Storer, Tarver, Washut, Thayer, Wasserburger, Wharff, Williams, Yin, Wylie, Neiman
Nay: Allemand, Brady, Bear, Bratten, G. Brown, K. Campbell, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Knapp, Lien, Locke, Lucas, McCann, Pendergraft, Singh, Smith, Styvar, Webb, Webber, Winter
Excused: Kelly, Posey
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 6-2-1-0-0
RecommendedYea: ERICKSON, GUGGENMOS, LAWLEY, STROCK, WILLIAMS, ANDREW
Nay: BRATTEN, SINGH
S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-6-0-0-0
Key VotePassedYea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Cooper, Crum, Crago, Dockstader, Driskill, French, Gierau, Hutchings, Hicks, Jones, Kolb, Landen, Laursen, Love, Nethercott, Pappas, Rothfuss, Olsen, Salazar, Schuler, Scott
This committee vote includes adoption of standing committee amendment SF0035SS001.
S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
RecommendedYea: BRENNAN, OLSEN, ROTHFUSS, SCOTT, SCHULER
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 22-8-1-0-0
UnknownYea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Cooper, Crago, Dockstader, Crum, Driskill, Gierau, Hicks, Hutchings, Kolb, Jones, Landen, Love, Nethercott, Olsen, Rothfuss, Schuler, Scott, Steinmetz
Excused: KELLY
Nay: Case, Ide, McKeown, Pearson, Steinmetz, Biteman
Nay: Case, French, Ide, Laursen, McKeown, Pearson, Salazar, Biteman
Excused: Pappas