HB 702 (2026)

Would have required statewide restrictions on student use of personal wireless devices in schools; the bill died during the 2026 session.

Personal devices

Jurisdiction: Mississippi · State / DC
Policy status: Failed / inactive
Implementation phase: Archived
Requirement: Proposed / pending
Grades: All K-12
Audience: Students
Learning evidence: No student-learning claim
Instrument: Proposed bill

Dates & implementation

Timing not separately indexed; consult the source and scope notes.

A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.

Funding & support

Funding details not confirmed

Dedicated funding and current award availability are not established in this collection. This does not mean no funding exists.

Evidence & source location

Specific section not yet indexed. Mississippi HB 702 (2026), introduced text

Mississippi HB 702 (2026), introduced texthttps://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0702IN.htm ↗

Historical proposal retained; no statewide mandate is inferred from its introduction.

Review history

Research record · review pending

Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: Retrieval unresolved. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.

Source review date recorded in database: 10/3/2026

2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update.

Record ID: MS-2026-DEVICE-PROP

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