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

SB 48: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

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

SB 48 is a bill introduced in the Delaware Senate on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DISORDERLY CONDUCT. Primary sponsor: Laura Sturgeon (Democratic), Kim Williams (Democratic). It lists 9 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 adds intentional interference with the operation of a school bus to the offense of disorderly conduct. Intentional interference with a school bus may include boarding a school bus and refusing to exit after being lawfully ordered to do so by the school bus driver; wrongfully restricting the movement of a school bus; or threatening the school bus driver, a student, or any passenger entering, leaving, or waiting for a school bus. A student or passenger otherwise authorized to be on the school bus in the ordinary course of business may not be guilty of disorderly conduct for intentional interference with the operation of a school bus. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 28 of Article IV of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to expand the scope of an existing crime within the jurisdiction of an inferior court.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Laura SturgeonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Kim WilliamsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Eric BucksonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Frank BurnsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Stephanie HansenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Jeff HilovskyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Kyra HoffnerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Brian PettyjohnCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Bryant RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Danny ShortCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Lyndon YearickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34

“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. Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 2 NO 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT
  4. Amendment HA 2 to SB 48 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  5. Amendment HA 1 to SB 48 - Defeated By House. Votes: 8 YES 30 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT
  6. Amendment HA 2 to SB 48 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  7. Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 12 On Its Merits
  8. Amendment HA 1 to SB 48 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  9. Not Worked in Committee
  10. Assigned to Education Committee in House
  11. Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  12. Amendment SA 1 to SB 48 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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