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type: "Bill"
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title: "Distraction-Free Education Act; enact"
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description: "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 enact the \"Distraction-Free Education Act\"; 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 kindergarten through eighth grade; to provide for permissible student use of personal electronic devices; to authorize the Department of Education to provide guidance and technical assistance; to prohibit certain waivers; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2025_26"
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identifier: "HB 340"
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citation: "Georgia HB 340 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["EDUCATION"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Carmen Rice", "Carter Barrett", "Houston Gaines", "Jan Jones", "Scott Hilton", "Will Wade"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2025-02-06"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/defe4485-5aab-4e72-bc2e-0037a8dc0ad6"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "5384ead392fcad0b69d015ffd4d9023dd1b1e94fc5027164b90aaa8ec6d3e2de"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 340 (2025_26) — Distraction-Free Education Act; enact
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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 enact the "Distraction-Free Education Act"; 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 kindergarten through eighth grade; to provide for permissible student use of personal electronic devices; to authorize the Department of Education to provide guidance and technical assistance; to prohibit certain waivers; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 340/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237170.pdf)
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2. **LC 49 2216/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/231683.pdf)
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3. **LC 49 2284S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235250.pdf)
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4. **LC 49 2284S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233788.pdf)
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5. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0259** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237126.pdf)
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6. **Sen Floor Amend 1A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237144.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #288 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **15–39** (fail) · upper
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- Senate Vote #289 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **54–2** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #287 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **23–32** (fail) · upper
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- House Vote #185 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **143–29** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Carmen Rice — primary (person)
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- Carter Barrett — primary (person)
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- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
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- Jan Jones — primary (person)
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- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
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- Will Wade — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-06** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-09** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-09** Act 74 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/defe4485-5aab-4e72-bc2e-0037a8dc0ad6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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