Bill Commons

DE SB 223

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE RETENTION OF PERSONNEL RECORDS.

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

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Quick answers

Did DE SB 223 pass?

Yes. DE SB 223 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-23): Signed by Governor

What is DE SB 223 about?

This Act updates the requirements for Department of Education’s regulations for personnel records to include charter schools. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Who sponsors DE SB 223?

Dave G. Lawson, Eric Morrison, David P. Sokola and 7 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 223.

Description

This Act updates the requirements for Department of Education’s regulations for personnel records to include charter schools. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-07-23 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Dave G. Lawsonprimary
  • Eric Morrisonprimary
  • David P. Sokolaprimary
  • Mara Gormanprimary
  • Darius J. Brownprimary
  • Stell Parker Selbyprimary
  • John "Jack" Walshprimary
  • Marie Pinkneyprimary
  • Brian Pettyjohnprimary
  • Laura V. Sturgeonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-23

    Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-06-23

    Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT

    passage

  3. 2026-03-18

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

    committee-passage

  4. 2026-03-11

    Assigned to Education Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2026-03-10

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    passage

  6. 2026-01-29

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

    committee-passage

  7. 2026-01-13

    Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SM

    2026-03-10 · 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
  • 2/3

    2026-06-23 · pass · 39-1

    Member-level votes (41)
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
    • 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: 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: 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: other
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes

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