DE HB 425
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EMPLOYEES AND SALARY SUPPLEMENTS.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
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Quick answers
Did DE HB 425 pass?
Yes. DE HB 425 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-02): Signed by Governor
What is DE HB 425 about?
This Act increases the salary supplement for school counselors and school nurses from 6% to 12% upon national certification. It further clarifies that salary supplements only apply if the employee is employed in the applicable profession and permits the DOE to identify additional positions subject to a salary supplement in Department regulations. This Substitute includes school social workers in those employees eligible for a 12% salary supplement.
Who sponsors DE HB 425?
Franklin D. Cooke, Kerri Evelyn Harris, Spiros Mantzavinos and 6 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 425.
Description
This Act increases the salary supplement for school counselors and school nurses from 6% to 12% upon national certification. It further clarifies that salary supplements only apply if the employee is employed in the applicable profession and permits the DOE to identify additional positions subject to a salary supplement in Department regulations. This Substitute includes school social workers in those employees eligible for a 12% salary supplement.
- Introduced
- 2026-06-09
- Latest action
- 2026-09-02 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Franklin D. Cookeprimary
- Kerri Evelyn Harrisprimary
- Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
- Dave G. Lawsonprimary
- Melanie Ross Levinprimary
- Stell Parker Selbyprimary
- Marie Pinkneyprimary
- Sarah McBrideprimary
- Melissa Minor-Brownprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-02
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-07-01
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
passage
2026-06-25
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-24
Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-24
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-18
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-18
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 1 NO 4 ABSENT
passage
2026-06-18
Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 4 YES 34 NO 3 ABSENT
amendment-failure
2026-06-18
Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2026-06-16
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-16
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-11
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-10
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 12 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-09
Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 425, and Assigned to Education Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
SM
2026-06-18 · pass · 36-1
Member-level votes (41)
- Alonna Berry: yes
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: other
- 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: no
- Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: yes
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: other
- Michael F. Smith: yes
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: yes
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: other
- Josue O Ortega: other
- 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
2/3
2026-07-01 · pass · 20-0
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: other
- 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
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