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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public schools; student instruction; addictive potential of time spent using certain electr. device."
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description: "Public schools; student instruction; addictive potential of time spent using certain electronic devices. Requires instruction concerning time spent using electronic devices such as computers, cell phones, and other smart devices and the addictive potential thereof to be provided by the public schools as prescribed by the Board of Education. This bill is identical to SB 568."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1486"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1486 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Sam Rasoul"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-23"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f49a34cd-88cf-4ff8-bd75-fbb63207d477"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1486"
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source_hash: "9fa623b4c39e7346ba765de7f23531406fe75ca63b3db59cfaae0ea6951ec081"
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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-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1486 (2026) — Public schools; student instruction; addictive potential of time spent using certain electr. device.
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Public schools; student instruction; addictive potential of time spent using certain electronic devices. Requires instruction concerning time spent using electronic devices such as computers, cell phones, and other smart devices and the addictive potential thereof to be provided by the public schools as prescribed by the Board of Education. This bill is identical to SB 568.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095464.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217406.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194291.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Education and Health — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Education — **19–2** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **94–4** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Sam Rasoul — primary (person)
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- Nicole Cole — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-23** Presented and ordered printed 26104410D `introduction`
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- **2026-01-23** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-30** Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-02-04** Reported from Education (19-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1486)
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- **2026-02-06** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-09** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-10** Read third time and passed House (94-Y 4-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-11** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Assigned Education sub: Public Education `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-27** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-27** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-02** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-09** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1486ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1486)
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- **2026-03-09** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 318 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0318)
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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/f49a34cd-88cf-4ff8-bd75-fbb63207d477`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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