Distraction-Free Education Act; enact
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Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to enact the "Distraction-Free Education Act";” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to enact the "Distraction-Free Education Act"; to require local school systems and public schools to enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in kindergarten through eighth grade; to provide for permissible student use of personal electronic devices; to authorize t
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Where it is
House Hopper · Feb 6, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 10, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 11, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 26, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 4, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 4, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 20, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 25, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 25, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 7, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 9, 2025
Act 74 · May 9, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2025-03-25 · yea 54, nay 2, notVoting 0, excused 0
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 7THSenate · 2025-03-25 · yea 15, nay 39, notVoting 2, excused 0
ADOPTION OF AMEND #1A BY SEN FROM THE 7TH TO AMEND #1 BY SEN FROM THE 7THSenate · 2025-03-25 · yea 23, nay 32, notVoting 1, excused 0
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-04 · yea 143, nay 29, notVoting 2, excused 6
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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