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Conference updates: cellphone-use policy added to HB2 via amendment; committee to file nonconcur on SB 206
Summary
Lawmakers told the conference that Senator Carson inserted cellphone-use policy into the budget (HB2) via amendment 2025 2844 s. The committee agreed to file a nonconcur report on Senate Bill 206 and noted the cellphone language is now in the budget.
At the reconvened conference on Senate Bill 206, a senator informed members that cellphone-use policy language had been placed into the budget bill HB2 through an amendment filed in the committee of conference.
“Senator Carson put in an amendment 2025 2844 s, putting that cell phone use policy into HB2. So it is in the budget, regardless of what some people say,” Senator Bridal said, reporting the change to members and indicating the committee could move forward on that basis.
Committee members acknowledged the procedural effect: because the cellphone policy language is now contained in HB2, the conference committee did not need to further debate the underlying Senate bill text on that issue. The members agreed they would file a nonconcur report on Senate Bill 206; House members on the panel indicated that filing the nonconcur was acceptable to them.
The action is procedural: the cellphone policy was placed in the budget via amendment and the conference committee recorded a nonconcur report on SB 206. The transcript does not include the amendment text or the exact cellphone policy language, nor does it record a roll-call vote adopting the amendment in the conference. Members indicated the house side consented to the nonconcur report.
Next steps will depend on budget negotiations and whether the HB2 language remains unchanged through final conference and floor action.
