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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5954: Prohibits students from possessing cellphones during classroom instruction

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

A 5954 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits students from possessing cellphones during classroom instruction. Primary sponsor: Keith Brown (Republican/Conservative/Independence). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO EDUCATION.

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.

Prohibits students from possessing cellphones during classroom instruction.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Keith BrownPrimary sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14

“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. REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  2. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sources

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