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Home/Bills/SB 1128California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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SB 1128: Pupils: technology-based materials: school-issued electronic devices.

California · Senate · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified August 19, 2026

What SB 1128 does, verified August 19, 2026

<p>This bill prohibits schools from requiring kindergarten and transitional kindergarten students to take home school-issued electronic devices starting with the 2027–28 school year. It allows local educational agencies to permit these pupils to take such devices home if they choose. Additionally, the state department of education is required to develop model policies for the age-appropriate use of these devices by July 1, 2027, considering factors like developmentally appropriate screen exposure time.</p>

Bill journey
IntroducedComplete
In CommitteeComplete
First Chamber FloorComplete
4Second ChamberCurrent
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: Read second time. Ordered to third reading. (2026-08-17)Alert me
Recent actions23 total · showing 5
Aug. 17, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Aug. 13, 2026Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Aug. 13, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 13).
Aug. 13, 2026Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
Aug. 05, 2026August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
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