The K-12 district leader's quick guide to screen time bills and related legislation proposed in each U.S. state.
Browse our state-by-state guide below to track active bills, proposed legislation, and policy statuses impacting K-12 districts in your state.
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| State | Screen Time Legislation Status |
| Alabama | Legislation Enacted |
| Alaska | None active at this time. |
| Arizona | None active at this time. |
| Arkansas | None active at this time. |
| California | Legislation Proposed |
| Colorado | None active at this time. |
| Connecticut | None active at this time. |
| Delaware | None active at this time. |
| Florida | Legislation Stalled |
| Georgia | None active at this time. |
| Hawaii | None active at this time. |
| Idaho | None active at this time. |
| Illinois | None active at this time. |
| Indiana | Legislation Enacted |
| Iowa | Legislation Enacted |
| Kansas | None active at this time. |
| Kentucky | Legislation Stalled |
| Louisiana | None active at this time. |
| Maine | Legislation Enacted |
| Maryland | None active at this time. |
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Massachusetts
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Legislation Proposed |
| Michigan | None active at this time. |
| Minnesota | Legislation Proposed |
| Mississippi | None active at this time. |
| Missouri | Legislation Proposed |
| Montana | None active at this time. |
| Nebraska | None active at this time. |
| Nevada | None active at this time. |
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New Hampshire
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None active at this time. |
| New Jersey | None active at this time. |
| New Mexico | Legislation Enacted |
| New York | None active at this time. |
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North Carolina
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Legislation Proposed |
| North Dakota | None active at this time. |
| Ohio | None active at this time. |
| Oklahoma | Legislation Proposed |
| Oregon | None active at this time. |
| Pennsylvania | None active at this time. |
| Rhode Island | Legislation Stalled |
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South Carolina
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Legislation Stalled |
| South Dakota | None active at this time. |
| Tennessee | Legislation Enacted |
| Texas | None active at this time. |
| Utah | Legislation Enacted |
| Vermont | Legislation Proposed |
| Virginia | Legislation Enacted |
| Washington | None active at this time. |
| West Virginia | Legislation Stalled |
| Wisconsin | None active at this time. |
| Wyoming | None active at this time. |
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Status: Signed by Governor.
Establishes screen time limits for children in licensed child-care facilities, preschools, and public kindergarten. Requires annual training for teachers and staff. Enforced through the Departments of Early Childhood Education, Human Resources, and State Board of Education.
Governor's signing announcement
Status: Signed by Governor.
Requires school technology plans to address appropriate device use and parental controls. Allows parents to strengthen filters, block content, and limit device time outside school. Prohibits students from using school-supplied devices for non-educational purposes during instructional time.
HB 1004 bill page & enrolled text: Indiana General Assembly
Status: Signed by Governor.
This is a broad health bill with an embedded education provision: it caps digital instruction at 60 minutes a day for K–5 students and requires school boards to publish their technology policies publicly, with an explicit carve-out protecting kids with IEPs or 504 plans.
Official bill text: Iowa Legislature
Status: Signed by Governor.
Directs the Maine Education Policy Research Institute to study classroom technology use, surveying educators on screen time, AI, student privacy, and safety. Report with findings and recommended legislation due December 1, 2026.
Official bill text: Maine Legislature
Status: Passed legislature. Does not require the Governor's signature.
Limits screen time for public school students in pre-K through grade 5 to one hour per school day. Exempts students with IEPs, 504 plans, or assistive technology needs.
Status: Signed by Governor.
This law tells K–5 districts that in-person, teacher-led instruction has to come first, with digital tools playing a supporting role rather than replacing classroom teaching. It carves out exceptions for virtual schools, IDEA/504/ADA compliance, and state-required testing.
Status: Signed by Governor.
HB 273: Requires state board to develop model policies on balanced classroom technology use with grade-level screen time frameworks. Also prohibits educators from using generative AI for independent grading or high-stakes student determinations.
Enrolled bill text: Utah Legislature
SB 267: Creates a uniform statewide digital privacy agreement for all school software. Requires vendors to obtain independent verification of academic effectiveness and prohibits addictive design features and behavioral tracking.
SB 88: Requires school internet policies to include parent-accessible monitoring systems for school-managed devices.
Status: Signed by Governor.
Public schools will be required to provide instruction about the addictive potential of time spent using electronic devices such as computers, cell phones, and other smart devices.
Chaptered bill text: Virginia LIS
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Status: AB 2675 in Appropriations. SB 1128 in Appropriations; hearing May 4.
AB 2675: Requires the State Department of Education to compile best practices for education technology. Relatively narrow as amended.
CalMatters Digital Democracy: AB 2675
SB 1128: Starting in the 2027-28 school year, it would bar districts from requiring kindergartners (including transitional kindergarten) to take school devices home, would push the Department of Education to publish model policies on age-appropriate screen exposure, and would explicitly authorize districts to run a "Wait Until 8th" program encouraging families to delay social media until 8th grade.
CalMatters Digital Democracy: SB 1128
Status: House and Senate passed different versions, in a 6-person conference committee.
S. 2581 requires school districts to prohibit personal electronic devices during the school day.
SD 2285 (added to S. 2581) requires published screen time limits for interactive and passive use. Conference committee resolving differences between chambers.
Official Senate bill text (malegislature.gov)
Status: HB 2230 passed House, in Senate Education Committee. SB 1351 passed Senate, advancing through House.
HB 2230: Limits digital instruction for K-5 to 45 minutes/day. Requires 70% of K-5 assignments on paper. Mandates cursive instruction starting grade 2. Prohibits tech-based homework and library replacement. SIIA opposed.
SB 1351: Requires K-5 screen time and technology policies. Creates a Media Literacy Pilot Program and a statewide council to study screen use. Passed Senate; in House.
Status: Passed House, in Senate Technology and Telecommunications Committee.
Limits screen time for pre-K through grade 5 to one hour per school day. Exempts students with IEPs and those needing assistive technology. SIIA opposed.
Status: Resolved, but not as originally introduced. Merged into Data Privacy Bill (H.211).
This was originally proposed to require EdTech providers to register annually with the Secretary of State and obtain state certification; prohibit schools from using uncertified products; set minimum data privacy standards; ban non-essential data collection and targeted advertising; and potentially ban chatbots from schools for five years unless approved by a principal.
The certification requirement was dropped in the Senate and replaced with a registry plus a two-year AI-chatbot moratorium, and the chatbot moratorium was removed; leaving only registry provisions, which were folded into H.211, a broader data privacy bill.
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Status: SB 864 Referred to Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate. SB 948 referred to Committee on Appropriations/Base Budget.
SB 864: Requires the State Board of Education to adopt and implement K-12 standards for artificial intelligence (AI) literacy. Requires public school units to adopt a policy governing the use of AI by students and staff, based on a model policy developed by the Department of Public Instruction. Directs the Department of Public Instruction to establish an evaluation framework for AI educational tools and maintain a public list of reviewed tools. Mandates that all teachers in public school units complete professional development on the use of AI.
SB948: Creates policies to restrict the use of wireless devices in schools. Requires public school units to adopt policies restricting student use of wireless communication devices, with specific limitations on screen time and device access that vary by grade level. Establishes a parent's right to opt their child out of being issued a school wireless communication device or taking one home. Mandates that printed materials be used in all classrooms for kindergarten through grade eight. Appropriates $930 million in recurring funds to provide one teacher assistant for every kindergarten through grade five classroom.
Status: In committee.
Would prohibit children in publicly funded preschool and kindergarten from using individual screens at school. HF 3776 includes IEP/504 exemptions; SF 4202 does not — a significant concern for students with disabilities.
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Status: HB 376 passed the House, stalled in the Senate. HB 584 passed the House, stalled in the Senate. Alabama Legislature adjourned sine die after a four-month session in mid-April without further Senate floor action reported.
HB 376: Requires the State Board of Education to develop a model policy on instructional technology including age-appropriate screen time limits. Requires parental access to classroom technology lists and student browsing history.
HB 584: Requires the State Board of Education to adopt screen-based instruction standards for K-5. Restricts screen use to a supplementary tool and prohibits it as a replacement for direct teacher instruction. Creates an Elementary Instructional Technology Task Force.
Status: Stalled in committee.
SB 3358: Requires statewide guidance on technology-based learning resources by July 1, 2027. Authorizes a stakeholder council.
SB 3735: Grants students and parents opt-out rights from educational technology and online assignments. Requires human review of AI-generated grades. Prohibits biometric systems and student data use for AI training without written consent. SIIA actively engaged.
Status: HB 2230 passed House, stalled in Senate Education Committee. SB 1351 passed Senate, stalled in House.
HB 2230: Limits digital instruction for K-5 to 45 minutes/day. Requires 70% of K-5 assignments on paper. Mandates cursive instruction starting grade 2. Prohibits tech-based homework and library replacement.
SB 1351: Requires K-5 screen time and technology policies. Creates a Media Literacy Pilot Program and a statewide council to study screen use.
Status: Passed House, stalled in Senate. Oklahoma Legislature adjourned sine die on May 14, 2026, ending the session.
Limits screen time for pre-K through grade 5 to one hour per school day. Exempts students with IEPs and those needing assistive technology.
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Florida SB 2-D (AI Bill of Rights)
Kansas SB 350 (parental controls)
Kentucky SB 318 (strict K-5 limits, 70% paper mandate)
Rhode Island HB 7895 / HB 8345
South Carolina HB 5442 (K-5 device ban)
Vermont H.830
West Virginia HB 4945 (grades 3-and-below device ban), HB 5205/HB 5496 (screen time limits and digital privacy standards)