Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 6 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 185 — Student use of wireless communication device.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2024. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    3 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (6 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Requires each school corporation and charter school to: (1) adopt and implement a wireless communication device policy that governs student use of a wireless communication device; and (2) publish the policy on the school corporation's or charter school's website.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 24

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Returned to the Senate without amendments

  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 175: yeas 83, nays 8

  8. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. Representative Teshka removed as cosponsor

  10. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  11. Representatives Davis and Pfaff added as cosponsors

  12. First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  13. Referred to the House

  14. Senator Rogers added as coauthor

  15. Senator Buck added as coauthor

  16. Cosponsor: Representative Teshka

  17. House sponsor: Representative McGuire

  18. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 63: yeas 49, nays 0

  19. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  20. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  21. Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) prevailed; voice vote

  22. Senator Donato added as second author

  23. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  24. Senator Crane added as coauthor

  25. Authored by Senator Raatz

  26. First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (141)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 185 do?
Requires each school corporation and charter school to: (1) adopt and implement a wireless communication device policy that governs student use of a wireless communication device; and (2) publish the policy on the school corporation's or charter school's website.
Who sponsors SB 185?
SB 185 is sponsored by Tonya Pfaff (Democrat), Michelle Davis (Republican), Julie McGuire (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), James Buck (Republican), John Crane, Stacey Donato (Republican), and Jeff Raatz (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 185?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2024. Enacted.
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