The program enables the VA to immediately start providing phones, food, blankets, clothes, hygiene items and bus passes to homeless veterans.
Cellphone rules already vary depending on the military service and a service member's assignment.
Advocates applauded the law, but said the state still lagged behind much of the country on phone ban policies.
College leaders and students are organizing phone-free spaces to foster real-life connections and address the negative impacts of technology.
In some schools, Yondr, a pouch marketed to keep kids off devices, has proved no match for actual children.