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Ohio · 136th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 158: Prohibit student cellular telephone use in public schools

Passed one chamber 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

SB 158 is a bill introduced in the Ohio Senate on April 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibit student cellular telephone use in public schools. Primary sponsor: Jane Timken (Republican). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 21, 2025): Referred to committee.

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.

To amend section 3313.753 of the Revised Code to generally prohibit student cellular telephone use in public schools.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jane TimkenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Andrew BrennerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Jerry CirinoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Al CutronaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Theresa GavaroneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Kyle KoehlerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
George LangCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Sandy O'BrienCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Tom PattonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Bill ReinekeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Michele ReynoldsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Kristina RoegnerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Mark RomanchukCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Tim SchafferCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Shane WilkinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17

“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 committee
  2. Introduced
  3. Passed
  4. Reported - Substitute
  5. Referred to committee
  6. Introduced

Sources

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