North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

SB 948 — Screen Free Schools Act.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 18% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

11 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Senate Bill 948 clarifies that access to non-instructional content, such as social media, should not be restricted. This change is important because it emphasizes the need for students to have access to a broader range of online resources, which can support learning and communication, rather than limiting their internet use in a way that could hinder their educational experience.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 30, 2026 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 948 Short Title:
948 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS35420-NGa-159 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE GOVERNING BODIES OF PUBLIC SCHOOL UNITS TO ADOPT POLICIES RESTRICTING THE USE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES IN SCHOOLS AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR TEACHER ASSISTANTS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate May 4, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE GOVERNING BODIES OF PUBLIC SCHOOL UNITS TO ADOPT POLICIES RESTRICTING THE USE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES IN SCHOOLS AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR TEACHER ASSISTANTS.
*DRS35420-NGa-159* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 b.
*S948-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 b.
Allow that students may use wireless communication devices that are shared between otherstudents orclassrooms.This excludesusing their own personal wireless communication device.
Allow that students may use wireless communication devices that are shared between otherstudents orclassrooms.This excludesusingtheir own personal wireless communication device.
Require that any wireless communication device that is owned or contracted for use by a school and used for instructional purposes restrict access to any non-instructional content, including social media platforms and any shared video or media platforms.
Require that any wireless communication device that is owned or contracted for use by a school and used for instructional purposes restrict access to anynon-instructional content, including social media platforms and any shared video or media platforms.
Page 2 DRS35420-NGa-159 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 "§ 115C-85.
Page 2 Senate Bill 948-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 "§ 115C-85.
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Withdrawn From Com

  4. Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

  5. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (177)

177 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 948?
SB 948 is sponsored by Jay J. Chaudhuri (Democratic) and Sophia Chitlik (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 948?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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