DE SB 106

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CELL PHONE USE IN SCHOOL.

Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · upper

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Quick answers

Did DE SB 106 pass?

Yes. DE SB 106 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-12): Signed by Governor

What is DE SB 106 about?

This Act requires each school district and charter school to adopt a policy, with educator input, about cell phone use by students during school hours. Each policy must contain: (1) Clear guidelines about what constitutes acceptable cell phone use at school. (2) A requirement that limits cell phone use during instructional time. (3) The designation of times and places during which students may use their cell phones at school. (4) Guidelines that encourage communication between the schools, parents or guardians, and students about the cell phone use policy. (5) A system of appropriate consequences for violations of the cell phone use policy. (6) Exceptions that address, and are applicable to, emergency situations and medical or educational accommodations. Each school district and charter school shall provide the Department with its policy. Each school district and charter school shall post its policy on its website by August 1, 2025. School districts and charter schools are free to amend their cell phone use policies as needed. If a school district or charter school adopts an amended cell phone use policy, it must be provided to the Department and posted on that school district or charter school’s website.

Who sponsors DE SB 106?

Lyndon D. Yearick, Claire Snyder-Hall, Michael F. Smith and 14 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 106.

Description

Introduced: 2025-04-09
Latest action: 2026-03-12 — Signed by Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-12
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-01-29
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
passage
2026-01-13
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
passage
2026-01-13
Amendment HA 2 to SB 106 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-13
Amendment HA 1 to SB 106 - Stricken in House
2026-01-13
Amendment HA 2 to SB 106 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2025-12-18
Amendment HA 1 to SB 106 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2025-06-11
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 13 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2025-05-21
Assigned to Education Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2025-05-20
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
passage
2025-05-20
Amendment SA 2 to SB 106 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
amendment-passage
2025-05-20
Amendment SA 1 to SB 106 - Stricken in Senate
2025-05-15
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2025-05-13
Amendment SA 1 to SB 106 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2025-04-09
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee

Versions

HA 2 to SB 106Compare
SA 2 to SB 106Compare

Documents

Votes

SM
2025-05-20 · pass · 20-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: other
- Eric Buckson: yes
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: yes
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: yes
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: yes
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
- Bryant L. Richardson: yes
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: yes
SM
2026-01-13 · pass · 41-0
Member-level votes (41)
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Alonna Berry: yes
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
- Richard G. Collins: yes
- Franklin D. Cooke: yes
- Daniel B. Short: yes
- Timothy D. Dukes: yes
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: yes
- Krista Griffith: yes
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: yes
- Jeff Hilovsky: yes
- Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: yes
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: yes
- Michael F. Smith: yes
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: yes
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: yes
- Josue O Ortega: yes
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- Sophie Phillips: yes
- Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
- Cyndie Romer: yes
- Melanie Ross Levin: yes
- Sherae'a Moore: yes
- Bryan W. Shupe: yes
- Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
SM
2026-01-29 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: yes
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: yes
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: yes
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: yes
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
- Bryant L. Richardson: yes
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: yes

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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142100

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