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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 23, 2026: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 928
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 40
- Mr. President
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Hettleman
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gile
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Guzzone
- James
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Harris
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kagan
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Ways and Means
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (40-0)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {413529/1
- Motion Laid Over (Senator West) Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments {413529/1 Adopted
- Floor Amendment {433025/1 (Senator West) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Bill Texts
- Text - First - County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)PDF
- Amendments {413529/1 (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {433025/1 (Senator West) Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Video: Ways and MeansHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Garratt, Jessica (UP Smartphone Free Childhood group (University Park, MD))
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Alyea, Jacqueline
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Croke, Amy
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Joseph, Jeremy
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Uzupus, Colleen
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Goff, Jessica (Maryland Association of Boards of Education)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Stickler, Meredith
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Barash, Daniel
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Chandra, Mickie (Maryland Blockchain Association)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Mock, Casey (Jonathan Haidt and The Anxious Generation Movement)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Tao, Betsy (Distraction Free Schools MD, MCCPTA Technology Committee)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- McComas, Christine
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Marsh, Abigail
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Sterrette, Dawana (Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Tenenbaum, Cara
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Olateju, Oluwatosin (Maryland Public Health Association (MdPHA))
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Anderson, Zaniah (Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Lerner, Alana
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Weber, Sarah
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Wilson, Grace (Anne Arundel County Public Schools)
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Winthrop, Anna
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Lamb, Lauren (Maryland State Education Association)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Unger, Lindsay
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Cross, Dr Cashenna A (Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Shiferaw, Bzu (Fairplay)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Krone, Christine
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Finisdore, John
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, INFO -- Barnes, Andrea
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Lippa, Sara
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Mathis, Erin
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Mathis, Joshua
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Othman, Ronza (National Federation of the Blind of Maryland)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Frank, James
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Cratsley, Laurel (Maryland State Department of Education)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Mosbaek, Kristen (Montgomery County resident & teacher)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All



