HB1129 Authorizing superintendents or their designee to allow limited use of personal laptops and tablets in schools and establishing that such use is exempted under school cell phone use policies.
Authorizing superintendents or their designee to allow limited use of personal laptops and tablets in schools and establishing that such use is exempted under school cell phone use policies.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Concerning
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Families who invested in personal laptops for educational use may find them banned under broad cell phone policies, wasting that investment.
Your Community
Killing this bill means schools may apply overly broad device bans that harm students relying on personal technology for learning, including those with disabilities.
Your Freedom
Reduces flexibility for superintendents and families to make reasonable technology decisions for education.
Status
Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted DV 189-161 03/05/2026 House Journal 6 P. 70
Sponsor
Muriel Hall (D)
The Short Version
Would have allowed superintendents to exempt personal laptops and tablets from school cell phone bans, recognizing that these devices serve educational purposes distinct from phones. Killed 189-161, meaning students with educational needs for personal devices may face blanket bans.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Advocates for strict device-free schools
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Students who use personal devices for learning
- ▼ Families who purchased educational technology
- ▼ Students with disabilities requiring assistive technology
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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