DE HB 358
Status unknownAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO STUDENT ELOPEMENT FROM SCHOOL.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
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Quick answers
Did DE HB 358 pass?
The current status of DE HB 358 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-07-01): Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
What is DE HB 358 about?
This Act provides guidelines for Delaware schools in addressing elopement of students. This Act requires schools to notify the eloping student’s parent or guardian the same day as the elopement incident. All schools must develop policies and procedures to implement the requirements of this Act.
Who sponsors DE HB 358?
David L. Wilson, Melanie Ross Levin, Kerri Evelyn Harris and 8 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 358.
Description
This Act provides guidelines for Delaware schools in addressing elopement of students. This Act requires schools to notify the eloping student’s parent or guardian the same day as the elopement incident. All schools must develop policies and procedures to implement the requirements of this Act.
- Introduced
- 2026-06-09
- Latest action
- 2026-07-01 — Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- David L. Wilsonprimary
- Melanie Ross Levinprimary
- Kerri Evelyn Harrisprimary
- Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
- Eric Morrisonprimary
- Ray Seigfriedprimary
- Nicole Pooreprimary
- Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
- Stell Parker Selbyprimary
- Laura V. Sturgeonprimary
- Debra Heffernanprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-07-01
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-07-01
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-11
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-11
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NO 2 ABSENT
passage
2026-06-09
was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 358
introduction
Versions
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Documents
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Votes
3/4
2026-06-11 · pass · 38-1
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: other
- Jeff Hilovsky: no
- 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: other
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: yes
- Josue O Ortega: yes
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- 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
Related bills
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