HB 781
(New Title) requiring school districts to adopt policies establishing a cell phone-free education.
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On the record
Quoted from the General Court bill status page, not worked out from the docket.
| Status | VETOED BY GOVERNOR |
|---|---|
| LSR number | 843 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H34 |
Where it stands
In progress
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
A bill goes on the consent calendar when the committee vote was unanimous or nearly so, and any members who dissented did not object to placing it there. It then passes without floor debate. Ten members may file a petition to pull a bill off the consent calendar and have it debated and voted on separately.
Sponsors
Melissa Litchfield (R)
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 9, 2025Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration
- February 10, 2025Public Hearing: 02/10/2025 10:15 am LOB 205-207
- March 3, 2025Executive Session: 03/03/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
- March 3, 2025Subcommittee Work Session: 03/03/2025 11:00 am LOB 203
- March 5, 2025Executive Session: 03/05/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207
- March 5, 2025Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0733h (NT) 03/05/2025 (Vote 16-1; CC)
- March 13, 2025Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0733h: MA VV 03/13/2025
- March 13, 2025Referred to Finance 03/13/2025
- March 13, 2025Amendment # 2025-0733h (NT): AA VV 03/13/2025
- March 18, 2025Division II Work Session: 03/18/2025 10:00 am LOB 209
- March 21, 2025Division II Work Session: 03/21/2025 01:00 pm LOB 209
- March 27, 2025Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Education
- April 1, 2025Executive Session: 04/01/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- April 2, 2025Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/02/2025 (Vote 25-0; CC)
- April 10, 2025Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/10/2025
- April 22, 2025Hearing: 04/22/2025, Room 101, LOB, 10:00 am
- May 15, 2025Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/15/2025; Vote 4-0; CC
- May 15, 2025Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2025
- June 12, 2025Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025)
- June 12, 2025Enrolled (in recess of) 06/12/2025
- July 8, 2025Vetoed by Governor Ayotte 07/07/2025
- December 17, 2025Veto Sustained 12/17/2025: RC 28-322 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0733h
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Ought to Pass
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Ought to Pass
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
No committee report on file. Majority and minority reports are printed in the House Calendar rather than the docket.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- March 13, 2025House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- April 10, 2025House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- May 15, 2025Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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