HB 25-1135

Requires covered public schools and local boards to adopt and publish personal communication-device policies by July 1, 2026. Local policies specify any prohibitions and exceptions; school-provided or school-required laptops/tablets are excluded.

Personal devices

Jurisdiction: Colorado · State / DC
Policy status: Effective
Implementation phase: Current
Requirement: Required with local discretion
Grades: All K-12
Audience: Students
Learning evidence: No student-learning claim
Instrument: Statute / enacted law

Dates & implementation

Adopted / approved

May 1, 2025

Legal start

Aug 6, 2025

Adopt, implement and post local policies by July 1, 2026; compliant policies adopted by August 31, 2025 are exempt from the new-policy requirement. State resource deadline January 5, 2026.

A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.

Exceptions & instructional scope

ADA communication accommodations, IEP/504 and medical monitoring; devices supplied or required by school are outside the definition.

Funding & support

Support provision; funding not confirmed

State must publish resources and research; the signed bill contains no dedicated appropriation. This does not establish absence of separate funding.

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Evidence & source location

Signed HB25-1135 §2, C.R.S. §22-1-149(1), (2), (3), (5), (6), PDF pp.2–5.

Colorado HB 25-1135, signed acthttps://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2025a_1135_signed.pdf ↗

The state sets a policy requirement; local boards determine the substantive restrictions and exceptions.

Review history

Reviewed against official sources

Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: Source reopened. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.

Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-04

2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update. 2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: Signed HB25-1135 full text read. Confirmed local-policy deadline, compulsory accommodations and explicit exclusion of school-provided/required laptops or tablets; law does not require a uniform statewide phone ban.

Record ID: CO-2025-DEVICE-001

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