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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1296: Use of Wireless Communications Devices in Schools

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

SB 1296 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Use of Wireless Communications Devices in Schools. Primary sponsor: Danny Burgess (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs.

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.

Use of Wireless Communications Devices in Schools; Requiring the Commissioner of Education to coordinate with school districts selected by the Department of Education to implement a policy for a specified school year prohibiting the use of cell phones while on school grounds or engaged in certain activities off school grounds; requiring the department to provide a report to the Legislature before a specified date; providing requirements for the report, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Danny BurgessPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Clay YarboroughCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4

“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 Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  4. Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  5. On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  6. Introduced
  7. Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
  8. Filed

Sources

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