Bill Commons

DE SB 48

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

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

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Did DE SB 48 pass?

Yes. DE SB 48 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-09-02): Signed by Governor

What is DE SB 48 about?

This Act adds intentional interference with the operation of a school bus to the offense of disorderly conduct. Intentional interference with a school bus may include boarding a school bus and refusing to exit after being lawfully ordered to do so by the school bus driver; wrongfully restricting the movement of a school bus; or threatening the school bus driver, a student, or any passenger entering, leaving, or waiting for a school bus. A student or passenger otherwise authorized to be on the school bus in the ordinary course of business may not be guilty of disorderly conduct for intentional interference with the operation of a school bus. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 28 of Article IV of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to expand the scope of an existing crime within the jurisdiction of an inferior court.

Who sponsors DE SB 48?

Lyndon D. Yearick, Daniel B. Short, Bryant L. Richardson and 5 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 48.

Description

This Act adds intentional interference with the operation of a school bus to the offense of disorderly conduct. Intentional interference with a school bus may include boarding a school bus and refusing to exit after being lawfully ordered to do so by the school bus driver; wrongfully restricting the movement of a school bus; or threatening the school bus driver, a student, or any passenger entering, leaving, or waiting for a school bus. A student or passenger otherwise authorized to be on the school bus in the ordinary course of business may not be guilty of disorderly conduct for intentional interference with the operation of a school bus. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 28 of Article IV of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to expand the scope of an existing crime within the jurisdiction of an inferior court.

Introduced
2025-01-22
Latest action
2025-09-02 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Lyndon D. Yearickprimary
  • Daniel B. Shortprimary
  • Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Melanie Ross Levinprimary
  • Franklin D. Cookeprimary
  • Brian Pettyjohnprimary
  • Laura V. Sturgeonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-09-02

    Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-06-26

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    passage

  3. 2025-06-25

    Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 2 NO 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT

    passage

  4. 2025-06-25

    Amendment HA 2 to SB 48 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

    amendment-passage

  5. 2025-06-25

    Amendment HA 1 to SB 48 - Defeated By House. Votes: 8 YES 30 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT

    amendment-failure

  6. 2025-06-17

    Amendment HA 2 to SB 48 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  7. 2025-06-11

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

    committee-passage

  8. 2025-06-11

    Amendment HA 1 to SB 48 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  9. 2025-05-21

    Not Worked in Committee

  10. 2025-05-13

    Assigned to Education Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  11. 2025-05-08

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

    passage

  12. 2025-05-08

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 48 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

    amendment-passage

  13. 2025-04-17

    Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-04-15

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 48 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  15. 2025-01-22

    Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 2/3

    2025-05-08 · 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: yes
    • S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
    • Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
    • Trey Paradee: yes
    • Brian Pettyjohn: yes
    • Marie Pinkney: yes
    • Nicole Poore: other
    • 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

    2025-06-25 · pass · 37-2

    Member-level votes (40)
    • 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.: other
    • Cyndie Romer: yes
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: no
    • Bryan W. Shupe: yes
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: no
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: 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

  • 2/3

    2025-06-26 · 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

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