DE HB 443
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR VOLUNTEERS IN EDUCATION.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
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Quick answers
Did DE HB 443 pass?
Yes. DE HB 443 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-23): Signed by Governor
What is DE HB 443 about?
This Act provides clarification that all individuals currently or prospectively serving as mentors to one or more students through a mentoring program under the Department of Education must submit to state and federal criminal background checks, and that they are subject to continued criminal record monitoring for 1 year.
Who sponsors DE HB 443?
Kerri Evelyn Harris, Dave G. Lawson, Josue O Ortega and 3 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 443.
Description
This Act provides clarification that all individuals currently or prospectively serving as mentors to one or more students through a mentoring program under the Department of Education must submit to state and federal criminal background checks, and that they are subject to continued criminal record monitoring for 1 year.
- Introduced
- 2026-05-21
- Latest action
- 2026-07-23 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Kerri Evelyn Harrisprimary
- Dave G. Lawsonprimary
- Josue O Ortegaprimary
- Stell Parker Selbyprimary
- Laura V. Sturgeonprimary
- Kimberly Williamsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-07-23
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
passage
2026-06-25
Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-24
Re-Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-18
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-18
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
passage
2026-06-17
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 10 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-05-21
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
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Documents
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Votes
3/4
2026-06-18 · pass · 41-0
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.: 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
2026-06-30 · 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
Related bills
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