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House Bill 208

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Legislative History
Last Action	03/26/25: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 90)
Title	AN ACT relating to technology in public schools.
Bill Documents	Acts Chapter 90 Current/Final Introduced
Bill Request Number	120
Sponsors	J. Bray, J. Tipton, J. Decker, S. Doan, D. Elliott, C. Fugate, V. Grossl, K. Jackson, K. Moser, M. Proctor, S. Riley, L. Willner
Summary of Enacted Version	Amends KRS 158.165 to require local boards of education to adopt a policy to, at a minimum, prohibit student use of a personal telecommunications device during instructional time with specific exceptions; excludes any device a student is authorized to use under specified federal laws from the definition of "personal telecommunications device"; amends KRS 156.675 to include social media in prohibited material to be made inaccessible through school technology; and provides the scope of social media to be prohibited.
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 158.165 to require local boards of education to adopt a policy to, at a minimum, prohibit student use of a personal telecommunications device during the school day with specific exceptions; amend KRS 156.675 to include social media in prohibited material to be made inaccessible through school technology and provide the scope of social media to be prohibited.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Personal telecommunications device, student use, prohibition Education, Elementary and Secondary - Social media, student access, prohibition Telecommunications - Personal telecommunications device, public school student use, prohibition Technology - Personal telecommunications device, public school student use, prohibition Technology - Social media, student access in public schools, prohibition
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Floor Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

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01/10/25	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/04/25	to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
02/26/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/27/25	2nd reading, to Rules
02/28/25	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025
03/07/25	floor amendment (1) filed
03/11/25	3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Floor Amendment (1) received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/12/25	to Education (S) taken from Education (S) 1st reading returned to Education (S)
03/13/25	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
03/14/25	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 14, 2025 3rd reading, passed 35-0 received in House enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
03/26/25	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 90)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Bray
Summary	Change prohibited time from the school day to instructional time and add an exception for when a student is authorized by a teacher.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Personal telecommunications device, student use, prohibition Telecommunications - Personal telecommunications device, public school student use, prohibition Technology - Personal telecommunications device, public school student use, prohibition

Last updated: 7/24/2025 3:26 PM (EDT)