SB 568 VA

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Public schools; student instruction; addictive potential of time spent using certain electronic devices. Requires instruction concerning time spent using electronic devices such as computers, cell phones, and other smart devices and the addictive potential thereof to be provided by the public schools as prescribed by the Board of Education. This bill is identical to HB 1486.

• Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104877D · upper
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
3. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB568) · upper
4. Feb 5, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Public Education · upper
5. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 12, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
7. Feb 12, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
8. Feb 12, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107469D-S1 · upper
9. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
10. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
13. Feb 16, 2026 Education and Health Substitute agreed to · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 16, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
16. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 16, 2026 Blank Action · upper
19. Feb 20, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
20. Feb 20, 2026 Read first time · lower
21. Feb 20, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
22. Feb 26, 2026 Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee · lower
23. Mar 3, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
24. Mar 3, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) · lower
25. Mar 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB568) · upper
26. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
27. Mar 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109070D-H1 · lower
28. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB568) · upper
29. Mar 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
30. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
31. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · lower
32. Mar 10, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
33. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
34. Mar 10, 2026 Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
35. Mar 11, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N 0-A) · upper
36. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
37. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB568ER) · upper
38. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
39. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB568) · upper
40. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
41. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
42. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
43. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 319 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
44. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0319) · 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
• K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Education Amendment · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML