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Missouri · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 306: Requires public school districts and charter schools to prevent student use of electronic personal communications devices during regularly scheduled instructional activities

In committee 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 306 is a bill introduced in the Missouri House on December 2, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires public school districts and charter schools to prevent student use of electronic personal communications devices during regularly scheduled instructional activities. Primary sponsor: Kathy Steinhoff (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 13, 2025): HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 20 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kathy SteinhoffPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Matthew OvercastCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse155
Kem SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse68
Connie SteinmetzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87

“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. HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 20 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
  2. HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
  3. Executive Session Completed (H)
  4. Public Hearing Completed (H)
  5. Referred: Elementary and Secondary Education(H)
  6. Read Second Time (H)
  7. Read First Time (H)
  8. Prefiled (H)

Sources

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