Signed by Governor Authored by Caroline Fairly (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the use of personal wireless communication devices by students during instructional time. Initially Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 1481 proposes prohibiting the use of personal wireless communication devices by students during instructional time in public schools and open-enrollment charter schools. The bill mandates that school boards adopt policies to enforce this prohibition and require the designation of a secure, out-of-sight area within classrooms for the storage of these devices during instructional hours.
Joint authors: Buckley (R); Johnson (D); Patterson (R); Talarico (D) Co-authors: Alders (R); Barry (R); Bell, C. (R); Bell, K. (R); Bhojani (D); Bonnen (R); Bucy (D); Bumgarner (R); Button (R); Cole (D); Cook (R); Cortez (D); Craddick (R); Curry (R); Davis, A. (D); Dean (R); DeAyala (R); Gamez (D); Garcia Hernandez (D); Garcia, L. (D); Gates (R); Gerdes (R); Geren (R); Goodwin (D); Guerra (D); Guillen (R); Harless (R); Harris (R); Hayes (R); Hefner (R); Hernandez (D); Hull (R); Kerwin (R); King (R); Kitzman (R); Lalani (D); Lambert (R); Landgraf (R); Leach (R); Longoria (D); Lopez, J. (R); Lopez, R. (D); Louderback (R); Lujan (R); Manuel (D); Martinez (D); Martinez Fischer (D); McLaughlin (R); McQueeney (R); Metcalf (R); Meyer (R); Meza (D); Money (R); Moody (D); Morales, E. (D); Morales Shaw (D); Morgan (R); Noble (R); Olcott (R); Oliverson (R); Orr (R); Paul (R); Perez, M. (D); Phelan (R); Plesa (D); Raymond (D); Richardson (R); Rosenthal (D); Schatzline (R); Simmons (D); Smithee (R); Spiller (R); Tepper (R); Tinderholt (R); Toth (R); VanDeaver (R); Villalobos (R); Virdell (R); Walle (D); Wharton (R); Wilson (R); Zwiener (D) Sponsors: Creighton (R) Co-sponsors: A. Hinojosa (R); Campbell (R); Kolkhorst (R); Menendez (D); Parker (R); Sparks (R); West (D)
Dec 2, 2024
(H) Fairly signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Feb 18, 2025
(H) Talarico signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Patterson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
Feb 19, 2025
(H) Buckley signed onto the bill as Joint Author
Mar 7, 2025
(H) Bonnen signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Bucy signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Bumgarner signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Button signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Cook signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Cortez signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Craddick signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Curry signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Davis, A. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Dean signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) DeAyala signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Gamez signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Garcia Hernandez signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Garcia, L. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Gerdes signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Geren signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Goodwin signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Guerra signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Guillen signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Harless signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Harris signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Hayes signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Hefner signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Hernandez signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Hull signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Kerwin signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) King signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Kitzman signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Lalani signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Lambert signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Landgraf signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Leach signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Longoria signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Lopez, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Lopez, R. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Louderback signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Lujan signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Martinez signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Martinez Fischer signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) McLaughlin signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) McQueeney signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Meyer signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Meza signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Money signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Moody signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Morales, E. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Morgan signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Noble signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Olcott signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Orr signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Phelan signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Raymond signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Richardson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Rosenthal signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Schatzline signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Smithee signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Spiller signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Tinderholt signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Toth signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) VanDeaver signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Villalobos signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Virdell signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Walle signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Wharton signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Wilson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Paul signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Alders signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Barry signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Bell, C. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Bell, K. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
Mar 11, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Public Education, chaired by a Republican
Mar 12, 2025
(H) Bhojani signed onto the bill as Coauthor
Mar 18, 2025
(H) Zwiener signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
Mar 20, 2025
(H) Cole signed onto the bill as Coauthor
Mar 21, 2025
(H) Simmons signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Gates signed onto the bill as Coauthor
Apr 1, 2025
(H) Perez, M. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Manuel signed onto the bill as Coauthor
Apr 3, 2025
(H) House Public Education met. (H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 8, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed (H) Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 10, 2025
(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
Apr 17, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
Apr 22, 2025
(H) Tepper signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Oliverson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
Apr 23, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote
RV#425: Yea 136 (R 78, D 58) - Nay 10 (R 6, D 4) View Source
Trey Martinez Fischer: "When Record No. 470 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (H) Reported engrossed (S) Received from the House
Apr 28, 2025
(H) Johnson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
May 6, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Education K-16, chaired by a Republican
May 20, 2025
(S) Co-sponsor authorized (S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
May 21, 2025
(S) Co-sponsor authorized (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
May 22, 2025
(S) Co-sponsor authorized (S) Reported favorably w/o amendments (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (S) Committee report printed and distributed
May 25, 2025
(S) Co-sponsor authorized (S) Placed on intent calendar (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading (S) Vote recorded in Journal (S) Three day rule suspended (S) Record vote (S) Read 3rd time (S) Passed (S) Record vote
May 26, 2025
(H) Senate passage reported (H) Reported enrolled
May 27, 2025
(H) Signed in the House (S) Signed in the Senate
May 28, 2025
(E) Sent to the Governor
(H) West signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Parker signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Campbell signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Creighton signed onto the bill as Sponsor (H) Menendez signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Sparks signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Alice Linahan for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Hollie Plemons for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Lynn Davenport for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Mary Lowe for self (with Families Engaged) (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Chrissy Hejny for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Debra Liva for self (with In Child's Best Interest) (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Latronda Williams for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Leslie Winters for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Mia Collins for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Sarah Berel-Harrop for self (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Steven Deline for self
For
(Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Andrew Liddell for self (Tue 5/20/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Anita Scott for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Ayaan Moledina for self (Tue 5/20/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Ayaan Moledina for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Benjamin Vanek for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as David Ferris for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Dawn Wible for self (with Talk More Tech Less) (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Ella Sturgeon for self (Tue 5/20/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Faith Colson for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Greyson Gee for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Tue 5/20/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Greyson Gee for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Janelle Muhammad for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Kenna Hamm for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Kim Thompson for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Liana Vincent for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Matt Long for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Maurine Molak for self (with David's Legacy Foundation) (Tue 5/20/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Maurine Molak for self (with David's Legacy Foundation) (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Paul Hale for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Shala Sturgeon for self (Tue 5/20/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Stephanie Colson for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Stephanie Holdren for Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA) (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Andrea Sparks for Not On Our Watch Texas (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Andrea Sparks for Not On Our Watch Texas (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Chad Vessels for Law Enforcement (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Colby Nichols for Texas Association of Community Schools (TACS) (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Colby Nichols for Texas Association of Community Schools (TACS) (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Gabe Grantham for Texas 2036 (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Gabe Grantham for Texas 2036 (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Heather Sheffield for Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Heath Wester for self (with Texas School District Police Chiefs' Association) (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jarod Love for E3 Alliance (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Jarod Love for ExcelinEd in Action (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jarod Love for ExcelinEd in Action (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jennifer Easley for Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA) (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Kelle Kieschnick for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Kristel Sexton for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Mandi Kimball for Children at Risk (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Michelle Evans for self (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Michelle Evans for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Michelle Wittenburg for David's Legacy Foundation (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Paige Williams for Texas Classroom Teachers Association (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Pamela McPeters for Texas Classroom Teachers Association (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Richard Tagle for self (with E3 Alliance) (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Zenobia Joseph for self
On
(Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Paula Hilliard for Texas Ed 911 (Tue 5/20/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Rachel Preston for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Steve Swanson for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Sukhadeva Mitta for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before H Public Education as Tricia Cave for Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Dr. Martinez-Prather for Texas School Safety Center at Texas State University (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Eric Marin for Texas Education Agency (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as John Scott for Texas Education Agency (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Kelly Rasti for Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Leslee Matthews for self (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Shane Sexton for Texas Education Agency (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Steven Aleman for Disability Rights Texas (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Public Education as Yulissa Chavez for self (with Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
