2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB208: AN ACT relating to technology in public schools.

Legislative Summary

Amend KRS 158.165 to require local boards of education to adopt a policy to, at a minimum, prohibit student use of a personal telecommunications device during the school day with specific exceptions; amend KRS 156.675 to include social media in prohibited material to be made inaccessible through school technology and provide the scope of social media to be prohibited.

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Bill History

1/10/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/10/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
floor amendment (1) filed
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
received in Senate
Senate
3/11/2025
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
3/12/2025
to Education (S)
Senate
3/12/2025
taken from Education (S)
Senate
3/12/2025
1st reading
Senate
3/12/2025
returned to Education (S)
Senate
3/13/2025
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
Senate
3/14/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 14, 2025
Senate
3/14/2025
3rd reading, passed 35-0
Senate
3/14/2025
received in House
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
delivered to Governor
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 90)
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Floor Amendment

House Floor Amendment 1

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3562
3/14/2025
35
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS# 208
3/11/2025
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/26/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197022.5 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197022.7 KB
Chaptered
Bill Text1/1/197021.4 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image3/15/202541.0 KB