Missouri · House Bill 854 · 2025 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Requires public school districts and charter schools to prevent student use of electronic personal communications devices during regularly scheduled…

HB 854 Sponsored by Ed Lewis Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 22, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

STUDENT ELECTRONIC PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE USAGE

Read the full official title (21 words)

Requires public school districts and charter schools to prevent student use of electronic personal communications devices during regularly scheduled instructional activities

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseIntroduced and Read First Time (H)
  2. HouseRead Second Time (H)
  3. CommitteeReferred: Elementary and Secondary Education(H) · House Elementary and Secondary Education
  4. HousePublic Hearing Completed (H)
  5. HouseExecutive Session Completed (H)
  6. HouseHCS Voted Do Pass (H)
  7. HouseHCS Reported Do Pass (H)

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Ed LewisR Primary sponsor · District 6

From Missouri's official records (documents.house.mo.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.