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

HB 267: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO READING COMPETENCY.

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 267 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO READING COMPETENCY. Primary sponsor: Kim Williams (Democratic), Laura Sturgeon (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 23, 2026): 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 provides that each school district and charter school must report three times a year, instead of annually, to the Department of Education, the number and percentage of students, disaggregated by grade and by individual school, identified with a potential reading deficiency, including characteristics of dyslexia, pursuant to mandated literary screening, and the literacy intervention approaches being provided.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kim WilliamsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Laura SturgeonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Alonna BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Krista GriffithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Kerri HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Rae MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8

“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: 21 YES
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
  4. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
  5. Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
  6. Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
  7. Amendment HA 1 to HB 267 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  8. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 16 On Its Merits
  9. Amendment HA 1 to HB 267 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  10. Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

Sources

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