Bills

AB 1644: Pupils: use of smartphones.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Assembly
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-01-27

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-01-28: From printer. May be heard in committee February 27.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Enacted

Version:

Existing law requires the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, and the governing body of a charter school to, no later than July 1, 2026, develop and adopt, and update every 5 years, a policy to limit or prohibit the use by its pupils of smartphones while the pupils are at a schoolsite or while the pupils are under the supervision and control of an employee or employees of that local educational agency.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would impose a bell-to-bell restriction on pupils use of smartphones during the schoolday.

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