WY SF 35

enacted

School district-cell phone and smart watch policies.

Wyoming · 2026 · lower

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Quick answers

Did WY SF 35 pass?

Yes. WY SF 35 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-06): H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0046

What is WY SF 35 about?

This act requires each school district board of trustees to adopt policies governing student possession and use of cellular telephones and smart devices in schools. This act requires each school district to submit a copy of its adopted policy as soon as practicable after initial adoption and upon any substantial revision. This act clarifies that a "smart device" does not include a wearable device limited to telling time, monitoring a person's health information, or tracking a person's location.

Who sponsors WY SF 35?

Schuler is the primary sponsor of WY SF 35, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-10
Latest action: 2026-03-06 — H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0046
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-06
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0046
2026-03-06
Governor Signed SEA No. 0046
executive-signature
2026-03-06
Assigned Chapter Number 56
became-law
2026-03-05
S President Signed SEA No. 0046
2026-03-04
H 3rd Reading:Passed 40-20-2-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-04
Assigned Number SEA No. 0046
2026-03-03
H COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-03
H 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-27
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 6-2-1-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-27
H Placed on General File
2026-02-24
H Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-24
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-23
S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-6-0-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-20
S COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-20
S 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-18
S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-18
S Placed on General File
2026-02-10
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 22-8-1-0-0
introduction,referral-committee
2026-01-14
S Received for Introduction
filing
2026-01-05
Bill Number Assigned
reading-1

Versions

Amendment SF0035SS001 (Standing Committee) - Senate Education Committee (Adopted)Compare
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Documents

Votes

S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 22-8-1-0-0
2026-02-10 · pass · 22-8
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Crum: yes
- Driskill: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Hutchings: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Jones: yes
- Landen: yes
- Love: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Scott: yes
- Steinmetz: yes
- Case: no
- French: no
- Ide: no
- Laursen: no
- McKeown: no
- Pearson: no
- Salazar: no
- Biteman: no
- Pappas: excused
S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2026-02-18 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- BRENNAN: yes
- OLSEN: yes
- ROTHFUSS: yes
- SCOTT: yes
- SCHULER: yes
S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-6-0-0-0
2026-02-23 · pass · 25-6
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crum: yes
- Crago: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Driskill: yes
- French: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Hutchings: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Jones: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Landen: yes
- Laursen: yes
- Love: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Scott: yes
- Case: no
- Ide: no
- McKeown: no
- Pearson: no
- Steinmetz: no
- Biteman: no
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 6-2-1-0-0
2026-02-27 · pass · 6-2
Member-level votes (9)
- ERICKSON: yes
- GUGGENMOS: yes
- LAWLEY: yes
- STROCK: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
- ANDREW: yes
- BRATTEN: no
- SINGH: no
- KELLY: excused
H 3rd Reading:Passed 40-20-2-0-0
2026-03-04 · pass · 40-20
Member-level votes (65)
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Brown: yes
- L: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Davis: yes
- Filer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Strock: yes
- Storer: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Washut: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Yin: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Allemand: no
- Brady: no
- Bear: no
- Bratten: no
- G: no
- K: no
- Guggenmos: no
- Haroldson: no
- Knapp: no
- Lien: no
- Locke: no
- Lucas: no
- McCann: no
- Pendergraft: no
- Singh: no
- Smith: no
- Styvar: no
- Webb: no
- Webber: no
- Winter: no
- Kelly: excused
- Posey: excused

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Official source

https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/SF0035

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