Bills / H.B. 273
H.B. 273 Classroom Technology Amendments
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill requires the State Board of Education to add technology standards to core education standards and to create a model policy on balanced classroom technology use and on artificial intelligence in classrooms. It sets limits on technology use for certain grade levels, requires local school districts and charter schools to follow rules on classroom technology and provide extra resources to some students, and lets public high schools offer a sandbox artificial intelligence course.
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Official description
- defines terms
- requires the State Board of Education (state board) to include certain technology standards in core education standards
- creates certain requirements for a local education agency (LEA) related to the use of technology in the classroom
- requires the state board to create a model policy on:
- the balanced use of technology in the classroom
- the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom
- creates certain requirements for specific grade levels when using technology in the classroom
- exempts certain groups from the grade level requirements when using technology in the classroom
- creates a reporting requirement
- gives authority to the state board to create rules
- requires LEAs to provide additional resources to certain students
- allows public high schools to create and offer a sandbox artificial intelligence course
What it costs you
- State spending from tax funds goes up by $127,900 in FY2027.
From the bill's latest official fiscal note, counting the state's tax funds (General, Income Tax, Education, Uniform School, and Transportation) in the first full budget year after the session. Some bills take effect partway through that year, so later years can be larger; the note shows each year. Household count: U.S. Census Bureau. An average is a starting point, not your bill.
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Every vote
- 9 yes, 0 no, 6 absentHouse Education Committee: Amendment Recommendation · Feb 9, 2026Who voted how
- 9 yes, 0 no, 6 absentHouse Education Committee: vote, which it did not pass · Feb 9, 2026Who voted how
- 10 yes, 0 no, 5 absentHouse Education Committee: Amendment Recommendation · Feb 9, 2026Who voted how
- 10 yes, 0 no, 5 absentHouse Education Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 9, 2026Who voted how
- 68 yes, 1 no, 6 absentFinal House vote · Feb 18, 2026Who voted how
- 3 yes, 2 no, 2 absentSenate Education Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 27, 2026Who voted how
- yes, undefined nofloor amendment · Mar 4, 2026
- 17 yes, 9 no, 3 absentFinal Senate vote · Mar 4, 2026Who voted how
- 62 yes, 6 no, 7 absentHouse vote to accept the other chamber's changes · Mar 5, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 9, 2026 House Education Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (13 turns) →
- Feb 18, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (24 turns) →
- Feb 27, 2026 Senate Education Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (52 turns) →
- Mar 4, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (32 turns) →
- Mar 5, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (10 turns) →