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SB245Introduced in the Senate

School boards; use of social media by schools, etc.

Passed

Introduced by Chris Head, District 3

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

School boards; use of social media platforms as sole means of certain communications prohibited. Provides that each school board shall prohibit public elementary and secondary schools, school board employees, and school volunteers from using a social media platform as the sole means of communication with students for the facilitation of school-related extracurricular activities. The bill provides an exception to such prohibition when such use is required to meet an objective that cannot be reasonably achieved without such use, provided that the division superintendent or his designee (i) provides clear, written instructions on such use and (ii) may revoke such exception at any time.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0338)

April 6, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: House Amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · March 4, 2026

40

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1Yes
Mark Obenshain2Yes
Chris Head3Yes
David Suetterlein4Yes
Travis Hackworth5Yes
Todd Pillion6Yes
William Stanley7Yes
Mark Peake8Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100795D

  2. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB245)

  4. Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  5. Senate committee offered

  6. Committee substitute printed 26107894D-S1

  7. Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  8. Rules suspended

  9. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)

  10. Passed by for the day

  11. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB245)

  12. Read second time

  13. Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)

  14. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  15. Rules suspended

  16. Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  17. Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  18. Blank Action

  19. Placed on Calendar

  20. Read first time

  21. Referred to Committee on Education

  22. House subcommittee offered

  23. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N)

  24. Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)

  25. Read second time

  26. Read third time

  27. committee amendments agreed to

  28. Engrossed by House as amended

  29. Passed House with amendments (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

  30. Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

  31. Passed House with amendments Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

  32. House Amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  33. Enrolled

  34. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB245ER)

  35. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB245)

  36. Signed by Speaker

  37. Signed by President

  38. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

  39. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  40. Approved by Governor-Chapter 338 (effective 7/1/2026)

  41. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0338)

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