Indiana House panel advances school cellphone crackdown, revised youth social media bills

By: Casey Smith

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 12, 2026

Words: 1,436

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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A sweeping school cellphone crackdown and revamped language tightening controls on youth social media use cleared the House Education Committee Wednesday after weeks of debate on both measures.

In back-to-back votes, the committee unanimously advanced Senate Bill 78, which would require students’ phones and other wireless devices to be powered off and locked away for the full school day.

Then, there was a party-line vote to move Senate Bill 199, a wide-ranging …

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