Directing the department of education to convene a working group to study the impact of technology on the cognitive function and academic performance of students

Sponsored by the Senate Education (successor To Sf 237) Committee, Sen. Jeff Taylor (R)

Topics:K–12 education

Same legislation: SF 237, SF 516

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2025
Done: Senate committeeMarch 5, 2025
Done: Passes the SenateMarch 5, 202642–0
Done: House committeeMarch 19, 2026
Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill directs the department of education, in collaboration with the department of health and human services, to convene a working group to examine research related to the impact of school-provided technology on the cognitive function and academic performance of students. The membership of the working group is required to include but not be limited to educators, mental health professionals, and parents of school-age children. The bill requires the working group to provide a report to the general assembly by December 31, 2026, detailing the working group’s findings and recommendations. The report must include recommendations on best practices related to the use of school-provided technology in educational contexts.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named March 12, 2026. On March 16, 2026 it recommended passage.

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1 written public comment to its subcommittee: February 4, 2026 (1) · on the Legislature’s site

Lobbying

14 for · 0 against · 5 undecided · Who →

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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

91st General Assembly

SF 237Renumbered SF 516Renumberedfrom SF 237 SF 2335Passed a chamberfrom SF 516

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