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Student use of wireless communication device.

IN · session 2024 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 9, 2024

Latest action (Mar 11, 2024) Signed by the Governor

Summary

Requires each school corporation and charter school to: (1) adopt and implement a wireless communication device policy that governs student use of a wireless communication device; and (2) publish the policy on the school corporation's or charter school's website.

Sponsors (3)
6 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (26)
  1. Jan 9, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development · upper
  2. Jan 9, 2024 Authored by Senator Raatz · upper
  3. Jan 11, 2024 Senator Crane added as coauthor · upper
  4. Jan 25, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
  5. Jan 29, 2024 Senator Donato added as second author · upper
  6. Jan 29, 2024 Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) prevailed; voice vote · upper
  7. Jan 29, 2024 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
  8. Jan 30, 2024 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
  9. Jan 30, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 63: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
  10. Jan 30, 2024 House sponsor: Representative McGuire · upper
  11. Jan 30, 2024 Cosponsor: Representative Teshka · upper
  12. Jan 30, 2024 Senator Buck added as coauthor · upper
  13. Jan 30, 2024 Senator Rogers added as coauthor · upper
  14. Jan 31, 2024 Referred to the House · upper
  15. Feb 6, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Education · lower
  16. Feb 15, 2024 Representatives Davis and Pfaff added as cosponsors · lower
  17. Feb 15, 2024 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
  18. Feb 19, 2024 Representative Teshka removed as cosponsor · lower
  19. Feb 19, 2024 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  20. Feb 21, 2024 Returned to the Senate without amendments · lower
  21. Feb 20, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 175: yeas 83, nays 8 · lower
  22. Feb 29, 2024 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  23. Mar 4, 2024 Signed by the Speaker · lower
  24. Mar 11, 2024 Public Law 24 · upper
  25. Mar 8, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  26. Mar 11, 2024 Signed by the Governor · executive
Subjects
SCHOOLS; DisciplineTECHNOLOGY; Communication (Including Internet, Phone Lines, Print Media, Radio, and Television)

Text versions (5)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Enrolled Senate Bill (S) · PDF
  • Senate Bill (S) · PDF
  • Senate Bill (S) · PDF
  • Engrossed Senate Bill (H) · PDF
  • Introduced Senate Bill (S) · PDF

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