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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 949: Wireless Communications Devices on School Grounds

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 949 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Wireless Communications Devices on School Grounds. Primary sponsor: Demi Busatta (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2025-109).

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.

Wireless Communications Devices on School Grounds; Prohibits students from using wireless communications devices during school day, rather than during instructional time; requires district school boards to adopt rules for the use of such devices in certain locations or by certain students, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Demi BusattaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse114
Johanna LópezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Toby OverdorfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Susan PlasenciaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Alex RizoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Michelle SalzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Susan ValdésCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64

“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. Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2025-109)
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Received
  4. Referred to Rules
  5. In Messages
  6. Passed as amended; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  9. Placed on 3rd reading
  10. Amendment 701869 adopted
  11. Read 2nd time
  12. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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