SB 928 — County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-06
Requiring each county board of education to develop and implement, not later than the 2027-2028 school year, a policy prohibiting the use of certain electronic communication devices by a student during the academic school day; and prohibiting the policy from restricting the use of an electronic communication device for purposes documented in a student's individual education program, to address a documented health issue, to access language translation tools under certain circumstances, or to meet approved caregiving duties; etc.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (16)
- Kevin M. Harris (D, MD-27) — sponsor · 2026-02-06
- Nick Charles (D, MD-25) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Mary Beth Carozza (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Dalya Attar (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Joanne C. Benson (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Benjamin Brooks (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Katie Fry Hester (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Cheryl C. Kagan (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Chris West (R, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Bill Ferguson (D, MD-46) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- J.B. Jennings (R, MD-7) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Carl Jackson (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Malcolm Augustine (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Sara Love (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Justin Ready (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Johnny Ray Salling (R, MD-6) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
Action timeline (7)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Education, Energy, and the Environment
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — Hearing — Ways and Means
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referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House ways and means | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate education, energy, and the environment | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin M. Harris (D, state_upper MD-27) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Benjamin Brooks (D, state_upper MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bill Ferguson (D, state_upper MD-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Carl Jackson (D, state_upper MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Cheryl C. Kagan (D, state_upper MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Chris West (R, state_upper MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Dalya Attar (D, state_upper MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | J.B. Jennings (R, state_upper MD-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Joanne C. Benson (D, state_upper MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Johnny Ray Salling (R, state_upper MD-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Justin Ready (R, state_upper MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Katie Fry Hester (D, state_upper MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Malcolm Augustine (D, state_upper MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Mary Beth Carozza (R, state_upper MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Nick Charles (D, state_upper MD-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Sara Love (D, state_upper MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House ways and means · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg