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HB 208 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to technology in public schools.

Summary
Amend KRS 158.165 to require local boards of education to adopt a policy to, at a minimum, prohibit student use of a personal telecommunications device during the school day with specific exceptions; amend KRS 156.675 to include social media in prohibited material to be made inaccessible through school technology and provide the scope of social media to be prohibited.
Issues: ✗ TechnologyOpposes TechnologyRestricts student personal device use and blocks social media on school tech, limiting technology access in educational settings per bill amendments.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Signed Mar 26, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renamed from BR 120 to HB 208/GA, indicating it is now a House Bill rather than a Senate Bill. The content shows minor formatting adjustments to student conduct policy language, changing 'forbid' to 'prohibit' and clarifying when devices can be used. The filtering technology requirements for blocking social media and sexually explicit material remain substantially unchanged.
DEFINITION

Changed language from 'forbid' to 'prohibit' regarding student use of personal telecommunications devices

Clarified that devices can be used during emergency situations or when directed by teachers for instructional purposes

Added 'if authorized by a teacher' as an additional condition for device use exceptions

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from BR 120 to HB 208/GA indicating legislative chamber transition

Minor formatting adjustments to section numbering and spacing throughout the document

Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 26, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 90)
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 35-0
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.