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MA H 574

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An Act relative to the use of mobile devices in public school districts

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

Description

By Representative Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 574) of Carole A. Fiola and Patrick Joseph Kearney that the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education be authorized to establish a policy that provides for when a student’s use of a student’s cellphone. Education.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2025-11-17 — Accompanied a new draft, see H4745
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Carole A. Fiolaprimary
  • Patrick Joseph Kearneycosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Education

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-06-06

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

  4. 2025-09-15

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 17, 2025

  5. 2025-11-17

    Accompanied a new draft, see H4745

Versions

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Votes

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H574

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