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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public schools; addictive potential of time spent using certain electronic devices."
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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 HB 1486."
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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: "SB 568"
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citation: "Virginia SB 568 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr."]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 44
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2026-01-14"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0097650-90fd-4722-b04c-67fffcef0c41"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB568"
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source_hash: "e81b29cf383f4f1c199a9163ee5fd8991832d936261a2b2325125ada63333681"
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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 SB 568 (2026) — Public schools; addictive potential of time spent using certain electronic devices.
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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 HB 1486.
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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/1090874.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217410.PDF)
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3. **Education Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189976.HTML)
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4. **Education Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1192129.PDF)
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5. **Education and Health Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1144954.PDF)
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6. **K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1190152.PDF)
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7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211897.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concur House Substitute R — **36–4** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Education and Health with substitute — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Education with substitute — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Bill DeSteph — cosponsor (person)
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- Bryce E. Reeves — cosponsor (person)
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- Christie New Craig — cosponsor (person)
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- Christopher T. Head — cosponsor (person)
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- David R. Suetterlein — cosponsor (person)
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- Emily M. Jordan — cosponsor (person)
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- J.D. "Danny" Diggs — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark D. Obenshain — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark J. Peake — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard H. Stuart — cosponsor (person)
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- Ryan T. McDougle — cosponsor (person)
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- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — cosponsor (person)
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- Stella G. Pekarsky — cosponsor (person)
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- T. Travis Hackworth — cosponsor (person)
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- Tara A. Durant — cosponsor (person)
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- Timmy French — cosponsor (person)
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- Todd E. Pillion — cosponsor (person)
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- William M. Stanley, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-14** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104877D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-30** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB568)
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- **2026-02-05** Assigned Education sub: Public Education `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-12** Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-12** Senate subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-12** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-02-12** Committee substitute printed 26107469D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-13** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-13** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-13** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** Education and Health Substitute agreed to
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- **2026-02-16** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-16** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-16** Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-16** Blank Action
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- **2026-02-20** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-20** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-20** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-03** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-03-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-03** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB568)
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- **2026-03-04** Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Committee substitute printed 26109070D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-03-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB568)
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- **2026-03-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-09** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-03-10** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-10** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-03-10** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-03-10** Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** House substitute agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N 0-A) `substitution`
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB568ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB568)
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 319 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0319)
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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/a0097650-90fd-4722-b04c-67fffcef0c41`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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