DE HB 259
died on adjournmentAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCREENING FOR LEAD POISONING.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
Description
This Act requires the Division of Public Health to submit a report to various government officials and post on its website the data it receives from schools regarding the number of kindergartners who meet the requirements under this chapter for screening for lead poisoning.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-06-23 — Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
- Mara Gormanprimary
- Stell Parker Selbyprimary
- Sean M. Lynnprimary
- Marie Pinkneyprimary
- Kimberly Williamsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-13
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-03-05
Amendment HA 1 to HB 259 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2026-03-11
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 11 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-04-14
Amendment HA 1 to HB 259 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
amendment-passage
2026-04-14
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
passage
2026-04-14
Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-05-05
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-23
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
passage
Versions
- HA 1 to HB 259Compare
Documents
Votes
SM
2026-04-14 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (41)
- Alonna Berry: yes
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
- Richard G. Collins: yes
- Franklin D. Cooke: yes
- Daniel B. Short: yes
- Timothy D. Dukes: yes
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: yes
- Krista Griffith: yes
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: yes
- Jeff Hilovsky: yes
- Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: yes
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: yes
- Michael F. Smith: yes
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: yes
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: yes
- Josue O Ortega: yes
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- Sophie Phillips: yes
- Charles S Postles Jr.: other
- Cyndie Romer: yes
- Melanie Ross Levin: yes
- Sherae'a Moore: yes
- Bryan W. Shupe: other
- Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: other
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
2/3
2026-06-23 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: yes
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: yes
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: yes
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: yes
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
- Bryant L. Richardson: yes
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: yes
Related bills
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