HB 4358 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Schools; limiting screen time for prekindergarten through fifth grade public school students to one hour per school day; effective date; emergency.

HB 4358 limits screen time for prekindergarten through fifth grade public school students to one hour per school day, including all classroom activities using devices like tablets, computers, or smart devices. The law exempts students requiring special education accommodations under IEPs or 504 plans, as well as necessary assistive technology. It applies to all public schools in Oklahoma starting the 2026-2027 school year. The bill defines "screen time" broadly to cover both teacher-directed and student-selected digital activities during school hours.

Issues: ✗ Education ✗ Technology

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Apr 21, 2026

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to move from the House to the Senate floor, updating the header and committee report details. The core policy regarding screen time limits for students remains unchanged, but the Senate version added specific legal citations for disability accommodations and updated the committee overseeing the bill from Education Oversight to Technology and Telecommunications.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability and the specific exemptions listed remain substantively identical to the House version; the changes are primarily procedural and formatting.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document header to reflect the Senate floor version and the date of April 16, 2026.

Changed the committee report attribution from the Committee on Education Oversight to the Committee on Technology and Telecommunications.

DEFINITION

Added specific legal citations (20 U.S.C., 29 U.S.C., 42 U.S.C.) to the exceptions for special education and disability accommodations to clarify the legal basis for those exemptions.

Floor votes · House Mar 25, 2026

How they voted

96–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 100

Mar 25, 2026

D Democratic18

18 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican82

78 Yea 4

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass as amended Technology and Telecommunications committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 0

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Introduced

Amended by floor substitute

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Common Education

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Common Education

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Education Oversight

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors