Follow actual legislative and board steps on technology limits and technology education. A proposal, an adopted policy and an implementation date are different things.
Each entry shows its own status-check date. See the update log for completed reviews; this is not a real-time feed or a prediction of passage. Federal, state and district proposal coverage is incomplete. Failed, withdrawn and superseded measures do not belong in the active list.
11 selected proposals or reviews shown. Federal proposals remain visible in state views.
Federal · United States · Introduction announced
UNPLUGGED Schools Grant Act of 2026
Would fund state policies restricting student possession or use of personal electronic devices during school hours. Eligible policies would cover public elementary and secondary schools, include health and disability exceptions, and be developed with district and community input. School-authorized instructional laptops and tablets meeting specified safeguards are excluded.
Latest documented step
2026-10-01 · Sponsors announced introduction; posted text has no bill number or committee assignment.
Grades
Public elementary and secondary schools in participating states.
Next documented step
Confirm the numbered Congressional record and committee action. No hearing or vote date is verified.
Adoption timing
No passage, funding or implementation date established.
A proposed grant program, not an enacted national phone ban. October 1 is the announcement date, not a verified filing date.
Would prohibit most K–5 classroom device use, limit daily device time in grades 6–12 and restrict individually assigned or take-home school devices by grade band.
Would create grade-based limits on school-issued devices, prioritize non-digital instruction and restrict generative AI and distracting services on school devices.
Latest documented step
2026-08-21 · Pending · Senate Rules
Grades
Grade-specific; see proposed text
Next documented step
No hearing or vote date verified. Further committee action would be needed.
Adoption timing
No defensible adoption date available. The next procedural step is not a prediction of passage.
An active bill is not an enacted requirement. Companion bills are grouped, not double-counted.
District · Fairfax County Public Schools · Discussion / review
Educational Technology Review Committee
Further recommendations cover device access, purposeful use and student AI; existing adopted limits are counted separately.
Latest documented step
2026-09-30 · Committee agenda addresses device access and screen-use recommendations
Grades
Pre-K through high school; proposals vary
Next documented step
Committee meeting October 21; interim recommendations due October 31; board submission deadline November 12, 2026. Committee meeting, not adoption vote
Adoption timing
Recommendations go to the board by November 12, 2026. This is a submission deadline, not a guaranteed adoption date.
Published process and deadlines do not establish whether any further restriction will pass.
Instructional technology policy · State Board draft
Draft would address student technology access, take-home use, digital citizenship, AI and local technology policies. This is broader governance work, not an adopted statewide ban.
Latest documented step
2026-09-10 · KSDE reports September board discussion; final action remains ahead
Grades
Elementary and secondary education
Next documented step
KSDE anticipated action in October or November. The next regular board meeting is October 13–14; an adoption vote on this item is not verified. Regular board meeting; no item-specific vote verified
Adoption timing
Agency-stated window: October–November 2026. A vote or passage is not confirmed.
Timing is the agency’s stated expectation. Neither the meeting date nor draft language establishes passage.
State · Pennsylvania · House committee after amendment
SB 1014 (2025–26), PN 1697
Would require local policies restricting school-day personal-device use by the start of 2027–28. The amended proposal remains in the House; it is not an enacted requirement.
Latest documented step
2026-05-06 · House second consideration with amendments; re-referred to Appropriations.
Grades
All K-12
Next documented step
Further House action would be needed; no hearing or vote date verified.
Adoption timing
No defensible adoption date available. Proposed deadlines remain contingent on enactment.
Proposal only. A pending legislative step is not an enacted rule or evidence that no other policy exists.
California · SB 1128 · School-issued electronic devices
Required with local discretion · Transitional kindergarten and kindergarten take-home devices
The take-home-device requirement starts in the 2027–28 school year, according to the Senate’s post-enactment summary. The separate legal effective day is not verified here.
The district letter and FAQ give January 4, 2027 for shared classroom devices. A Key Takeaways bullet instead says January 1; confirm the precise start with the district. The change remains upcoming.
Beginning with grade9 entrants in 2027–28, one full CS credit is required. May be completed in grades8–12; approved courses and Policy2510 implementation are governed by WVDE/WVBE guidance.
Law effective October 1, 2026; graduation provision begins with class of 2032. Detailed approved coursework and embedded-standards guidance is to follow.
For federal and state bills: filing, committee action, passage in each chamber and signature are recorded separately. For districts: a published draft, committee discussion, first reading and scheduled board vote are distinct steps. A public campaign alone is a lead, not a formal policy proposal.
Next dates describe the actual event—meeting, deadline or implementation—not an assumed adoption date. Companion bills and successive drafts are one policy family. A changed classification should follow a dated official action.