Bill Commons

DE HB 83

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS.

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

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Quick answers

Did DE HB 83 pass?

Yes. DE HB 83 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-09-02): Signed by Governor

What is DE HB 83 about?

This House Substitute No. 1 provides that if a school board allows school board members to attend meetings remotely through electronic means, then permission to attend remotely must be granted in the case of any of the following: illness of the school board member; illness of an individual in the school board member’s family where that individual requires caretaking; a public health emergency; pregnancy or immediate postpartum care responsibilities of the school board member or the school board member’s spouse or partner; or military deployment of the school board member. This substitute for House Bill No. 83 differs from the original in that it does not require school boards to allow remote attendance. But if the school board does allow remote attendance, it provides the permissible reasons remote attendance may be allowed, allows a school board to limit the number of times permission to attend remotely may be granted, and indicates that a school board may not add to the statutory reasons for remote attendance. It also expands the permissible reasons from the original bill to include pregnancy or postpartum complications of a board member’s spouse or partner.

Who sponsors DE HB 83?

Spiros Mantzavinos, David L. Wilson, Josue O Ortega and 11 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 83, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

This House Substitute No. 1 provides that if a school board allows school board members to attend meetings remotely through electronic means, then permission to attend remotely must be granted in the case of any of the following: illness of the school board member; illness of an individual in the school board member’s family where that individual requires caretaking; a public health emergency; pregnancy or immediate postpartum care responsibilities of the school board member or the school board member’s spouse or partner; or military deployment of the school board member. This substitute for House Bill No. 83 differs from the original in that it does not require school boards to allow remote attendance. But if the school board does allow remote attendance, it provides the permissible reasons remote attendance may be allowed, allows a school board to limit the number of times permission to attend remotely may be granted, and indicates that a school board may not add to the statutory reasons for remote attendance. It also expands the permissible reasons from the original bill to include pregnancy or postpartum complications of a board member’s spouse or partner.

Introduced
2025-04-03
Latest action
2025-09-02 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
  • David L. Wilsonprimary
  • Josue O Ortegaprimary
  • Mara Gormanprimary
  • Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
  • Laura V. Sturgeonprimary
  • Edward S. Osienskiprimary
  • David P. Sokolaprimary
  • Brian Pettyjohnprimary
  • Cyndie Romerprimary
  • Eric Morrisonprimary
  • Madinah Wilson-Antonprimary
  • Kimberly Williamsprimary
  • Sherae'a Mooreprimary
  • Frank Burnscosponsor
  • Mara Gormancosponsor
  • Josue O Ortegacosponsor
  • Sophie Phillipscosponsor
  • Larry Lambertcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-09-02

    Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-06-24

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 NO

    passage

  3. 2025-05-07

    Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  4. 2025-04-17

    Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-17

    Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 1 NO 1 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT

    passage

  6. 2025-04-03

    was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 83

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SM

    2025-04-17 · pass · 35-1

    Member-level votes (41)
    • Stephanie T. Bolden: other
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • William Bush: yes
    • William J. Carson: yes
    • Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: other
    • 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: other
    • 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: 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

    2025-06-24 · pass · 19-2

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Darius J. Brown: no
    • Eric Buckson: no
    • 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

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Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142044

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