A bill banning personal devices like cell phones is on the way to Gov. Kemp’s desk after it passed the Senate nearly unanimously Tuesday

The Georgia Senate passed a bill banning cell phones at public elementary and middle schools, effective July 2026 if signed into law.

A committee of the Wake County Public Schools Board of Education approved a draft policy on Tuesday that would limit student cellphone use during the school day. The discussion comes as lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly are working on a possible statewide ban.