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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1238: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, providing for restricting possession and use by students of mobile devices.

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 1238 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on April 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, providing for restricting possession and use by students of mobile devices. Primary sponsor: Barb Gleim (Republican). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 17, 2025): Referred to Education.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Barb GleimPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse199
Marc AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Jill CooperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Valerie GaydosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Lee JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Rob KauffmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Andrew KuzmaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Milou MackenzieCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse131
Jeff OlsommerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Jason OrtitayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Tina PickettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse110
David RoweCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Donna ScheurenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse147
Craig StaatsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse145
Dave ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99

“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

Sources

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