MD HB57 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-15 - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-15 - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring each county board of education to develop and implement a policy limiting the use of a cellular phone by a student during instructional time during the school day; prohibiting the policy from limiting a student's use of a cellular phone for any purpose documented in the student's individual education program, to monitor or address a student's documented health issue, or when directed by an educator or administrator for educational purposes; and requiring the policy to include appropriate disciplinary measures.
Title
County Boards of Education - Student Cellular Phone Use Policy - Establishment
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-15 | House | Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-08 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
| 2024-09-30 | House | Pre-filed |
Subjects
Counties
Discipline
Education
Education, Boards of
Medical Conditions
Mobile Devices
Primary and Secondary Education
Public Schools
Storage
Students
Telephones
Time
Discipline
Education
Education, Boards of
Medical Conditions
Mobile Devices
Primary and Secondary Education
Public Schools
Storage
Students
Telephones
Time
Code Citations
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0057?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0057f.pdf |
