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HB 1961 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0644)

Public elementary & secondary schools; bell-to-bell student cell phone & smart device possession.

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46 actions
  1. Apr 2, 2025 executive
    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0644)
  2. Apr 2, 2025 lower
    Enacted, Chapter 644 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Apr 2, 2025 upper
    Signed by President as reenrolled
  4. Apr 2, 2025 lower
    Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  5. Apr 2, 2025 lower
    Reenrolled bill text (HB1961ER2)
  6. Apr 2, 2025 lower
    Reenrolled
  7. Apr 2, 2025 executive
    Governor's recommendation adopted
  8. Apr 2, 2025 upper
    Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
  9. Apr 2, 2025 lower
    House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
  10. Mar 24, 2025 lower
    Governor's substitute printed (HB1961H2)
  11. Mar 24, 2025 executive
    Governor's recommendation received by House
  12. Mar 11, 2025 executive
    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  13. Mar 11, 2025 lower
    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
  14. Mar 10, 2025 upper
    Signed by President
  15. Mar 7, 2025 lower
    Signed by Speaker
  16. Mar 7, 2025 lower
    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1961)
  17. Mar 7, 2025 lower
    Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1961ER)
  18. Mar 7, 2025 lower
    Enrolled
  19. Feb 20, 2025 lower
    Senate substitute agreed to by House (75-Y 22-N)
  20. Feb 19, 2025 upper
    Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)
  21. Feb 19, 2025 upper
    Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
  22. Feb 19, 2025 upper
    Education and Health Substitute agreed to
  23. Feb 19, 2025 upper
    Reading of substitute waived
  24. Feb 19, 2025 upper
    Read third time
  25. Feb 18, 2025 upper
    Passed by for the day
  26. Feb 17, 2025 upper
    Passed by for the day
  27. Feb 17, 2025 upper
    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
  28. Feb 17, 2025 upper
    Rules suspended
  29. Feb 14, 2025 lower
    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1961)
  30. Feb 13, 2025 upper
    Committee substitute printed 25107492D-S1
  31. Feb 13, 2025 upper
    Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
  32. Feb 10, 2025 upper
    Assigned Education sub: Public Education
  33. Feb 5, 2025 upper
    Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  34. Feb 5, 2025 upper
    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  35. Feb 4, 2025 lower
    Read third time and passed House (69-Y 30-N)
  36. Feb 3, 2025 lower
    Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  37. Feb 3, 2025 lower
    Education Substitute agreed to
  38. Feb 3, 2025 lower
    Read second time
  39. Jan 31, 2025 lower
    Read first time
  40. Jan 29, 2025 lower
    Committee substitute printed 25106011D-H1
  41. Jan 29, 2025 lower
    Reported from Education with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
  42. Jan 28, 2025 lower
    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1961)
  43. Jan 28, 2025 lower
    Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
  44. Jan 24, 2025 lower
    Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
  45. Jan 6, 2025 lower
    Referred to Committee on Education
  46. Jan 6, 2025 lower
    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103580D
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