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| Bill | Education; enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in grades nine through twelve; require local school systems | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to require local school systems and public schools to enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in grades nine through twelve; to revise provisions relative to permissible student use of personal electronic devices; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 1009 | Georgia HB 1009 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 1009 (2025_26) — Education; enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in grades nine through twelve; require local school systems
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to require local school systems and public schools to enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in grades nine through twelve; to revise provisions relative to permissible student use of personal electronic devices; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- HB 1009/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 49 2527/a (committee substitute) — source
- Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0318 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Senate Vote #784 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 52–0 (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #783 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 13–38 (fail) · upper
- House Vote #545 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 145–20 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Carmen Rice — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Sandy Donatucci — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-16 House Hopper
introduction - 2026-01-27 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2026-01-28 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2026-02-06 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-24 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2026-02-24 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-02-25 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2026-03-18 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-19 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2026-03-23 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2026-03-23 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-04-06 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-05 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2026-05-05 Act 395
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2c723cbe-7136-4c0e-943f-03615c11c8f1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).