AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STUDENT COMPUTER DEVICE PRIVACY
Summary
Prohibits an educational institution or school district from accessing or using location data for tracking a student's institutional device or personal device, except in limited circumstances.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2024
Last action Jun 10, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 10, 2024
How they voted
70–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 74
Jun 10, 2024
D
Democratic64
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 10, 2024
Committee
06/10/2024 Referred to Senate Education
upper
Jun 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
06/10/2024 House read and passed
lower
Jun 5, 2024
Legislature · Passed
06/05/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
01/25/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 5, 2024
Introduced
01/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Innovation, Internet, & Technology
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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