2025 · Regular session · Senate bill
SB2232
SB2232 designates October 21 as Unplug Texas Day to encourage time away from electronic devices and toward play, creativity, friendship, adventure and family.
Official caption: Relating to designating October 21 as Unplug Texas Day.
Official report lists Senate author(s): Hinojosa, Adam. This does not identify sponsors or amendment drafters.
Bill explanation published · Version and amendment review scope is stated below · Individual amendment records may not be separately annotated.
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Read the full explanation ↓What does it do?
SB2232 designates October 21 as Unplug Texas Day to encourage time away from electronic devices and toward play, creativity, friendship, adventure and family. It is an observance, not a ban on using a phone or computer. Signed June 20, 2025; effective September 1, 2025. Final law; Official history.
What changed along the way?
State and local parks and recreation agencies and departments may coordinate appropriate programs and activities promoting parks and other recreation facilities. The act does not require an event, compel participation, close schools or businesses, or add October 21 to the separate list of state employee holidays. Final law; Separate holiday list.
Changes during passage: All five posted versions have the same operative text. Both committees reported without amendments, and the official amendment index lists none. Introduced; Senate committee; Senate-passed; House committee; Final law; Version index; Amendment index.
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Official bill versions
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Who could benefit—and who could bear the costs?
The designation gives communities a shared occasion for voluntary recreation activities. The law does not measure reduced screen time or promise health benefits. The April 5 fiscal note anticipates no significant state or local fiscal implication and assumes costs can be absorbed within existing resources; no funding is appropriated by the act. Fiscal note; Final law.
Official sources
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