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

HB 83: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS.

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 83 is a bill introduced in the Delaware House on April 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. Primary sponsor: Madinah Wilson-Anton (Democratic), Eric Morrison (Democratic), Cyndie Romer (Democratic), Kim Williams (Democratic), Rae Moore (Democratic), Ed Osienski (Democratic), Laura Sturgeon (Democratic). It lists 5 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 House Substitute No. 1 provides that if a school board allows school board members to attend meetings remotely through electronic means, then permission to attend remotely must be granted in the case of any of the following: illness of the school board member; illness of an individual in the school board member’s family where that individual requires caretaking; a public health emergency; pregnancy or immediate postpartum care responsibilities of the school board member or the school board member’s spouse or partner; or military deployment of the school board member. This substitute for House Bill No. 83 differs from the original in that it does not require school boards to allow remote attendance. But if the school board does allow remote attendance, it provides the permissible reasons remote attendance may be allowed, allows a school board to limit the number of times permission to attend remotely may be granted, and indicates that a school board may not add to the statutory reasons for remote attendance. It also expands the permissible reasons from the original bill to include pregnancy or postpartum complications of a board member’s spouse or partner.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Madinah Wilson-AntonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Eric MorrisonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Cyndie RomerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Kim WilliamsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Rae MoorePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Ed OsienskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Laura SturgeonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Frank BurnsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Mara GormanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Larry LambertCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Josue OrtegaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Sophie PhillipsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18

“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 NO
  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: 35 YES 1 NO 1 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT
  6. was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 83

Sources

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