Classroom cell phone ban passes Michigan House with overwhelming support
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LANSING, Mich. — A priority laid out in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2025 State of the State address is one step closer to becoming law, as the Michigan House passed a ban on cell phones in classrooms Wednesday.
House Bill 4141 failed once before, amid disagreements on its differences with a similar Michigan Senate bill.
However, it has now passed the Michigan House with overwhelming bipartisan support: 99-10.
ThisdocumentprovidesasummaryofMichiganHouseBill4141,legislationthatwouldbancellphonesinclassroomswithsomeexceptions.ItnowheadstotheMichiganSenate.(MichiganLegislature/WWMT)
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Rep.MarkTisdel(R-RochesterHills)spearheadedtheeffort,whichbanspu
