---
type: "Bill"
title: "Students - As enacted, requires local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to adopt a policy to prohibit students from using wireless communication devices during instructional time, except in certain circumstances; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Students - As enacted, requires local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to adopt a policy to prohibit students from using wireless communication devices during instructional time, except in certain circumstances; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 932"
citation: "Tennessee HB 932 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Students"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00209603-42c1-4753-a022-df6422ef2737"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0932&ga=114"
source_hash: "9672416c8354b093fc7eff863e4fdd2b0a4c29a20e88f278ac2361df73bea254"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 932 (114) — Students - As enacted, requires local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to adopt a policy to prohibit students from using wireless communication devices during instructional time, except in certain circumstances; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0012** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0012.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0025.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0932.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/6/2025 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee 2/18/2025 Passed — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/3/2025 Passed (1) — **80–10** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/25/2025 Passed — **16–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025 2/27/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 3/13/2025 Passed — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-04** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-06** P2C, ref. to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-10** Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/18/2025
- **2025-02-18** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Placed on cal. Education Committee for 2/25/2025
- **2025-02-25** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2025
- **2025-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025
- **2025-03-03** Passed H., as am., Ayes 80, Nays 10, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-03** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0012) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-03-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0025)
- **2025-03-06** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-03-06** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-10** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 3/13/2025
- **2025-03-13** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-03-13** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 90, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-04-04** Pub. Ch. 103

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00209603-42c1-4753-a022-df6422ef2737`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).