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

HB 49: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE CHILD CARE ACT.

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 49 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on March 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE CHILD CARE ACT. Primary sponsor: Kim Williams (Democratic), Debra Heffernan (Democratic), Laura Sturgeon (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 2, 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 makes changes to the Delaware Child Care Act to clarify that early education programs run by state or local education agencies are subject to a parallel regulatory and monitoring structure administered by the Office of Child Care Licensing to ensure health, safety, and child development standards are met.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kim WilliamsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Debra HeffernanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Laura SturgeonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Frank BurnsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Bill BushCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Kyra HoffnerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Josue OrtegaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Nicole PooreCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Kam SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15

“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 6 On Its Merits
  4. Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
  5. Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
  6. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 2 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits
  7. Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 49, and Assigned to Education Committee in House

Sources

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