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DE HB 121

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE LICENSING.

Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower

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Quick answers

Did DE HB 121 pass?

Yes. DE HB 121 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-07-23): Signed by Governor

What is DE HB 121 about?

This Act exempts from state child care licensing requirements a military family child care provider that serves only children eligible for Department of Defense subsidized care that is either located on a military base or federal property, certified as a family child care provider by a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard, or both.

Who sponsors DE HB 121?

David L. Wilson, Claire Snyder-Hall, Josue O Ortega and 6 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 121, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Description

This Act exempts from state child care licensing requirements a military family child care provider that serves only children eligible for Department of Defense subsidized care that is either located on a military base or federal property, certified as a family child care provider by a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard, or both.

Introduced
2025-04-16
Latest action
2025-07-23 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • David L. Wilsonprimary
  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Josue O Ortegaprimary
  • Laura V. Sturgeonprimary
  • Richard G. Collinsprimary
  • Lyndon D. Yearickprimary
  • Franklin D. Cookeprimary
  • Nicole Pooreprimary
  • Nnamdi O. Chukwuochaprimary
  • Franklin D. Cookecosponsor
  • Lyndon D. Yearickcosponsor
  • Richard G. Collinscosponsor
  • Jeff Hilovskycosponsor
  • Josue O Ortegacosponsor
  • Kyra L. Hoffnercosponsor
  • David L. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Eric Bucksoncosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-07-23

    Signed by Governor

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  2. 2025-06-30

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    passage

  3. 2025-06-18

    Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  4. 2025-06-10

    Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2025-06-10

    Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT

    passage

  6. 2025-05-21

    Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 12 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-05-07

    Not Worked in Committee

  8. 2025-04-16

    Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SM

    2025-06-10 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (41)
    • 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: other
    • 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: other
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: yes
    • Eric Morrison: yes
    • DeShanna U Neal: yes
    • Josue O Ortega: yes
    • Edward S. Osienski: yes
    • Stell Parker Selby: other
    • Sophie Phillips: yes
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
    • Cyndie Romer: yes
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: yes
    • Bryan W. Shupe: yes
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: yes

  • SM

    2025-06-30 · 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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Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142135

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