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Wyoming 2026

SF 35

School district-cell phone and smart watch policies.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-06 13:11:08 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Wyoming
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2026-01-05 22:21:06

Alternate titles

  • AN ACT relating to education; requiring school districts to adopt policies governing students' possession and use of cell phones and smart devices in schools; requiring the adopted policies to be submitted to the state superintendent of public instruction; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Source-supplied abstracts

This act requires each school district board of trustees to adopt policies governing student possession and use of cellular telephones and smart devices in schools. This act requires each school district to submit a copy of its adopted policy as soon as practicable after initial adoption and upon any substantial revision. This act clarifies that a "smart device" does not include a wearable device limited to telling time, monitoring a person's health information, or tracking a person's location.

AN ACT relating to education; requiring school districts to adopt policies governing students' possession and use of cell phones and smart devices in schools; requiring the adopted policies to be submitted to the state superintendent of public instruction; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Assigned Chapter Number 56

    became-law
  2. Governor Signed SEA No. 0046

    executive-signature
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0046

  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0046

  5. Assigned Number SEA No. 0046

  6. H 3rd Reading:Passed 40-20-2-0-0

    passage, reading-3
  7. H 2nd Reading:Passed

    reading-2
  8. H COW:Passed

    committee-passage-favorable
  9. H Placed on General File

  10. H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 6-2-1-0-0

    committee-passage-favorable
  11. H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education

    introduction, referral-committee
  12. H Received for Introduction

    filing
  13. S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-6-0-0-0

    passage, reading-3
  14. S 2nd Reading:Passed

    reading-2
  15. S COW:Passed

    committee-passage-favorable
  16. S Placed on General File

  17. S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

    committee-passage-favorable
  18. S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 22-8-1-0-0

    introduction, referral-committee
  19. S Received for Introduction

    filing
  20. Bill Number Assigned

    reading-1

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