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

HB 82: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

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 82 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on March 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. Primary sponsor: Madinah Wilson-Anton (Democratic), Eric Morrison (Democratic), Ed Osienski (Democratic), Cyndie Romer (Democratic), Kim Williams (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 30, 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 a school board candidate and member be an “inhabitant” of the district, or designated portion of a district, that member represents. “Inhabitant” is defined for this purpose as “a person who both claims legal residence and physically resides in a designated area or school district.” Further, the bill provides that if a school board member is not physically present in their district for more than 75% of the days in any yearlong period of that member’s term, the member ceases to qualify as an inhabitant. Absence required by military service is not counted as absence for purposes of this statute. This Act provides that a resident of a school district may bring an action in Superior Court asking the Court to declare a vacancy if the resident has cause to believe a member is no longer an inhabitant of that member’s district. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform to the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Madinah Wilson-AntonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Eric MorrisonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Ed OsienskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Cyndie RomerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Kim WilliamsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Frank BurnsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Bill BushCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Larry LambertCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Rae MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Dave SokolaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8

“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 House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
  3. Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO
  4. Amendment SA 1 to HB 82 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  5. Lifted From Table in Senate
  6. Amendment SA 1 to HB 82 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  7. Laid On Table in Senate
  8. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
  9. Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
  10. Passed By House. Votes: 33 YES 8 ABSENT
  11. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 2 Favorable, 11 On Its Merits
  12. Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

Sources

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