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H720 • 2025

An Act prohibiting cell phone usage during the school day

An Act prohibiting cell phone usage during the school day

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Sponsor
Jeffrey Rosario Turco
Last action
2025-11-17
Official status
Accompanied a new draft, see H4745
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act prohibiting cell phone usage during the school day

An Act prohibiting cell phone usage during the school day By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act prohibiting cell phone usage during the school day By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 720) of Jeffrey Rosario Turco for legislation to prohibit cell phone or other personal electronic device usage by students during the school day.
  • Education.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-11-17 House

    Accompanied a new draft, see H4745

  2. 2025-09-15 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 17, 2025

  3. 2025-06-06 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Education

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act prohibiting cell phone usage during the school day
By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 720) of Jeffrey Rosario Turco for legislation to prohibit cell phone or other personal electronic device usage by students during the school day. Education.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.720

Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 101. (a) The superintendent of every school district shall implement and maintain a policy prohibiting the use by students of cell phones or other personal electronic devices during the school day, except as authorized by a teacher or administrator or used in the case of an emergency.

(b) Annually, the superintendent shall submit the policy to the board.

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