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NY S 9951

in committee

Restricts the use of wireless communication devices by students on school property

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 9951 pass?

Not yet. NY S 9951 is in committee as of 2026-04-17 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-17): REFERRED TO EDUCATION

What is NY S 9951 about?

Prohibits students from accessing their wireless communications devices on school property, unless authorized for classroom use; prohibits students from accessing social media platforms through the use of internet access provided by the school district, except when expressly directed to for class instruction.

Who sponsors NY S 9951?

Erik Bottcher is the primary sponsor of NY S 9951.

Description

Prohibits students from accessing their wireless communications devices on school property, unless authorized for classroom use; prohibits students from accessing social media platforms through the use of internet access provided by the school district, except when expressly directed to for class instruction.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-17 — REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Erik Bottcherprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-17

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 9810not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 140not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S9951?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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