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Delaware · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 19: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 19 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. Primary sponsor: Ed Osienski (Democratic), Kim Williams (Democratic), Nicole Poore (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 24, 2025): Signed by Governor.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

This Act requires that Department of Finance employees submit to criminal background checks and are subject to continuous criminal history monitoring.  It also authorizes the Department to submit contractors or third parties, that require or may require access to Department systems, facilities, or data, to submit to a criminal background check and continuous criminal history monitoring.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ed OsienskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Kim WilliamsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Nicole PoorePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Frank CookeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Kerri HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Kyra HoffnerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Melanie Ross LevinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Spiros MantzavinosCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Jack WalshCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by Governor
  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
  4. Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
  5. Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
  6. Amendment HA 1 to HB 19 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  7. Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
  8. Amendment HA 1 to HB 19 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  9. Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source