Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 882: Students; Department of Education's model policy on cell phone use during instructional time.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 882 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Students; Department of Education's model policy on cell phone use during instructional time. Primary sponsor: Mark L. Earley, Jr.. It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Education.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Department of Education; model policy on student cell phone use during instructional time; local adoption. Requires the Department of Education to develop, adopt, and distribute to each school board a model policy whereby public elementary and secondary school students are prohibited from possessing or using personal cell phones or other personal handheld communication devices during instructional time at school. The bill requires the Department, in developing and adopting such model policy, to seek to balance the interests of students' academic achievement, cognitive development, safety, and general well-being and permits the Department to include appropriate exceptions in extraordinary circumstances such as emergency situations or situations involving the need to contact the student's parents. The bill requires each school board to develop and adopt a policy that is consistent with such model policy adopted by the Department.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark L. Earley, Jr. | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Mike Cherry | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 74 |
| W. Chad Green | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Hillary Pugh Kent | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 67 |
| Ian T. Lovejoy | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Glen Sturtevant | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 12 |
| Wendell Walker | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 52 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Education
- Continued to 2025 in Education (Voice Vote)
- Impact statement from DPB (HB882)
- Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101909D