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HB 2299 Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 19, 2026

Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB2299 by Committee on Education - Providing that certain statutory references to accredited nonpublic schools mean nonpublic schools accredited by the state board of education, requiring that schools accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency shall have the same rights as schools accredited by the state board, requiring school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during the school day and prohibiting employees of a school district from using social media to communicate with students for official school purposes.

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29 actions
  1. Mar 20, 2026 lower
    Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 19, 2026
  2. Mar 13, 2026 lower
    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 13, 2026
  3. Mar 11, 2026 lower
    Engrossed on Tuesday, March 10, 2026
  4. Mar 10, 2026 lower
    Concurred with amendments; Yea 84, Nay 39, Absent 1
  5. Mar 5, 2026 upper
    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
  6. Mar 5, 2026 upper
    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford
  7. Mar 5, 2026 upper
    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. William Clifford was adopted
  8. Mar 5, 2026 upper
    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Cindy Holscher
  9. Mar 5, 2026 upper
    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Cindy Holscher was rejected
  10. Mar 5, 2026 upper
    Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended
  11. Mar 5, 2026 upper
    Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 32, Nay 4, Absent 2
  12. Mar 4, 2026 upper
    Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education
  13. Mar 20, 2025 upper
    Referred to Senate Committee on Education
  14. Mar 19, 2025 lower
    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
  15. Mar 19, 2025 lower
    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Valdenia Winn
  16. Mar 19, 2025 lower
    Rep. Susan Estes raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane
  17. Mar 19, 2025 lower
    Committee of the Whole - Ruling of the chair was sustained; Yea 86, Nay 36, Absent 3
  18. Mar 19, 2025 lower
    Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
  19. Mar 19, 2025 lower
    Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
  20. Mar 19, 2025 lower
    Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 116, Nay 8, Absent 1
  21. Mar 19, 2025 upper
    Received and Introduced
  22. Mar 18, 2025 lower
    Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Education
  23. Feb 27, 2025 lower
    Withdrawn from House Committee on Education; Rereferred to House Committee on Education
  24. Feb 25, 2025 lower
    Withdrawn from House Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
  25. Feb 20, 2025 lower
    Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
  26. Feb 20, 2025 lower
    Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to House Committee on Education
  27. Feb 18, 2025 lower
    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Education
  28. Feb 5, 2025 lower
    Introduced
  29. Feb 5, 2025 lower
    Referred to House Committee on Education
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