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Colorado · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 25-1135: Communication Devices in Schools

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 25-1135 is a bill introduced in the Colorado House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Communication Devices in Schools. Primary sponsor: Lisa Frizell (Republican), Janice Marchman (Democratic), Mary Bradfield (Republican), Meghan Lukens (Democratic). It lists 25 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 1, 2025): Governor Signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

The act requires, on or before July 1, 2026, the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind, and each institute charter school, district charter school, and a local board of education for its schools that are not district charter schools, to adopt, implement, and post on its website a policy concerning student communication device possession and use during the school day. At a minimum, the policy must describe the prohibitions and exceptions, if any, regarding student communication device possession and use during the school day. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 23 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lisa FrizellPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Janice MarchmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Mary BradfieldPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Meghan LukensPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Judy AmabileCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Jennifer BaconCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Matt BallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31
S. BirdCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jeff BridgesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Kyle BrownCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Sean CamachoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Lisa CutterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Monica DuranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Regina EnglishCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Eliza HamrickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
D. Michaelson JenetCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Cathy KippCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Mandy LindsayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Larry ListonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Matt MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Tisha MauroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Julie McCluskieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Karen McCormickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Jacque PhillipsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Dylan RobertsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
M. RutinelCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Katie StewartCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse59
Tammy StoryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Alex ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor Signed
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate
  5. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
  6. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
  7. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  8. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
  9. Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/04/2025 - No Amendments
  10. Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
  11. Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
  12. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source