Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB69: School Device Revisions
Status: Signed into law, March 18, 2026
This bill establishes the default standard device use from prohibited during instructional time to prohibited during the school day.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 3, 2026:
0 School Device Revisions 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore House Sponsor: Doug Welton LONG TITLE General Description: This bill establishes the default standard device use from prohibited during instructional time to prohibited during the school day. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - establishes the default standard device use from prohibited during instructional time to prohibited during the school day; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53G-7-227 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53G-7-227 is amended to read: 53G-7-227 . Cellular device prohibition. (1) As used in this section: (a) (i) "Cellphone" means a handheld, portable electronic device that is designed to be operated using one or both hands and is capable of transmitting and receiving voice, data, or text communication by means of: (i) (A) a cellular network; (ii) (B) a satellite network; or (iii) (C) any other wireless technology. (b) (ii) "Cellphone" includes: (i) (A) a smartphone; (ii) (B) a feature phone; (iii) (C) a mobile phone; (iv) (D) a satellite phone; or (v) (E) a personal digital assistant that incorporates …
Sponsors
- Fillmore, Lincoln (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Douglas Welton (R, 65)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
Votes
- Senate/ concurs with House amendment (February 26, 2026): 19 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 25, 2026): 46 yea, 21 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 18, 2026): 8 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 3, 2026): 27 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (January 30, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (January 21, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Technology, Public Utilities and Technology, Education, K-12 Education, School Districts, Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
Common questions
- What is SB69?
- SB69 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): School Device Revisions.
- What does SB69 do?
- This bill establishes the default standard device use from prohibited during instructional time to prohibited during the school day.
- What is the status of SB69?
- Signed into law as of March 18, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB69?
- Fillmore, Lincoln (R, 17), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB69?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0069.html
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