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Utah House adopts statewide ‘‘bell-to-bell’’ student cell-phone baseline, sends SB 69 to Senate
Summary
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 69 after floor debate and an adopted amendment requiring local education agencies to create limited policies for urgent parent contact; the measure establishes a statewide “bell-to-bell” baseline restriction on student phone use while preserving LEA authority for exceptions and SafeUT carve-outs.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on Feb. 24 approved Senate Bill 69, establishing a statewide baseline that restricts student cell-phone use during instructional hours, and sent the bill back to the Senate 46-21.
Representative Welton, the House sponsor, told colleagues the bill sets a “bell-to-bell” baseline — "no cell phones from the opening of school to the end of school" — while allowing local education agencies (LEAs) to carve out exceptions and make their own policies. "It does allow full LEA autonomy," Welton said in floor remarks, arguing the…
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