SB 108 VA

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School boards; student cell phone and smart device possession and use policies. Amends the requirements for the student cell phone and smart device possession and use policies that each school board is required to develop and each public elementary and secondary school is required to implement pursuant to applicable law to require such policies to, except as provided in applicable law, restrict student cell phone and smart device possession and prohibit student cell phone and smart device use on school property from bell to bell. Current law only requires such policies to restrict student cell phone and smart device possession and use on school property from bell to bell.

• Stella G. Pekarsky Democratic · primary

1. Jan 2, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100670D · upper
2. Jan 2, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 14, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB108) · upper
4. Jan 15, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
5. Jan 22, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Jan 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
7. Jan 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
8. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
10. Jan 26, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate · upper
13. Jan 27, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
14. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
15. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
16. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
17. Feb 26, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
18. Mar 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
19. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Education with substitute (19-Y 2-N) · lower
20. Mar 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109021D-H1 · lower
21. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB108) · upper
22. Mar 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
23. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
24. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · lower
25. Mar 10, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
26. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
27. Mar 10, 2026 Passed House with substitute (84-Y 11-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 11, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
29. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
30. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB108ER) · upper
31. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
32. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
34. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
35. Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB108) · upper
36. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 331 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
37. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0331) · executive

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.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• Education Substitute · PDF
• Education Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML