l9n/ New Jersey

2024–2025 Session

Senate Bill 3695

Requires guidelines on student use of internet-enabled devices to be developed by DOE and policy to be adopted by governing body of each public school.**

Became P.L.2025, c.195, on January 8, 2026.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

3 co-sponsors

Shirley K. Turner, Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr., Vin Gopal

In the General Assembly

6 co-sponsors

Aura K. Dunn, Luanne M. Peterpaul Esq., Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Robert J. Karabinchak, David Bailey Jr., Dan Hutchison

Its course

September 30, 2024 to January 8, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action11 actions on 7 days

In the SenateSep 30 to Jan 14106 days

EducationSep 30 to Dec 566 days

In the General AssemblyJan 14 to Dec 22342 days

EducationJan 14 to Mar 1055 days

Back in the SenateDec 22 to Dec 220 days

With the GovernorDec 22 to Jan 817 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Dec 5

  • General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 10, 2025

  • General Assembly floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Dec 8, 2025

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Sep 30 – Jan 14, 2025

  1. Sep 30Introduced in the Senate and sent to Education
  2. Dec 5Education recommended it as amended
  3. Read a second time
  4. Jan 14, 2025Passed the Senate, 35 to 0

In the General Assembly Jan 14, 2025 – Dec 22, 2025

  1. Jan 14, 2025Arrived in the General Assembly
  2. Sent to Education
  3. Mar 10, 2025Education recommended it as amended
  4. Read a second time
  5. Dec 8, 2025Amended on the floor and read a second time
  6. Dec 22, 2025Passed the General Assembly, 63 to 3

Back in the Senate Dec 22, 2025

  1. Dec 22, 2025Returned to the Senate to agree to the General Assembly's changes
  2. Passed the Senate, 37 to 0, and so both houses

To the Governor Jan 8, 2026

  1. Jan 8, 2026Signed by the Governor
  2. Became P.L.2025, c.195
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Sep 30INT 1RS REF SEDSenate
  2. Dec 5REP/SCA 2RSSenate
  3. Jan 14, 2025PSSenate
  4. Jan 14, 2025R/A REF AEDGeneral Assembly
  5. Mar 10, 2025REP/ACA 2RAGeneral Assembly
  6. Dec 8, 2025AA 2RAGeneral Assembly
  7. Dec 22, 2025SUB FORGeneral Assembly
  8. Dec 22, 2025PAGeneral Assembly
  9. Dec 22, 2025R/S 2RSCSenate
  10. Dec 22, 2025PS PBHSenate
  11. Jan 8, 2026APPGovernor