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Maryland 2026

HB 525

County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Joanne C. Benson Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-09 10:11:02 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Maryland
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Awareness and Outreach, Civil Rights and Social Equity, Counties, Data, Demographics, Digital Images, Discipline, Education, Education, Boards of, Education, State Department of, Electronic Communication, Electronic Documents, Electronic Government, Emergencies, Evidence, Individualized Education and 504 Plans, Information Technology, Internet, Language, Medical Conditions, Mobile Devices, Parents and Guardians, Primary and Secondary Education, Public Information, Publications, Recordings, Reports, Rules and Regulations, School Administration, Social Media, Storage, Students, Surveys and Polls, Teachers, Telecommunications, Telephones, Time, Video
Introduced / first action
2026-01-27 00:00:00

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 596

    executive-signature
  2. Passed Enrolled

  3. Third Reading Passed

    passage
  4. House Concurs Senate Amendments

  5. Third Reading Passed

    passage
  6. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  7. Favorable with Amendments {

    committee-passage-favorable
  8. Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

    committee-passage-favorable
  9. Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

    referral-committee
  10. Third Reading Passed

    passage
  11. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  12. Favorable with Amendments {

    committee-passage-favorable
  13. Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means

    committee-passage-favorable
  14. Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

  15. First Reading Ways and Means

    referral-committee