SB 28 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

School boards; powers and duties, policies regarding cell phones and other handheld devices.

Summary

School boards; powers and duties; policies regardingcell phones and other handheld communication devices. Permitseach school board to develop and implement a policy to prohibit thepossession or use of cell phones and other handheld communicationdevices during regular school hours.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Jan 2024

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2024

Governor

Introduced Dec 11, 2023 Last action Mar 6, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2024

How they voted

36–3

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Jan 23, 2024

D Democratic21

17 Yea 3 Nay 1

80% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 5, 2024

Committee

Rereferred to Education

lower

Mar 5, 2024

Committee

Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to

lower

Mar 4, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed by for the day

lower

Feb 28, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported from Education (19-Y 1-N)

lower

Feb 27, 2024

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 23, 2024

Committee

Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

lower

Jan 23, 2024

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)

upper

Jan 18, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 2-N)

upper

Jan 10, 2024

Committee

Assigned Education sub: Public Education

upper

Dec 11, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors