Delaware · Senate Bill 132 · 152nd General Assembly

Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights/Establish

SB 132 Sponsored by Sarah McBride Withdrawn

  1. Introduced May 16, 2023
  2. In committee May 16, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Over the past decade, an increasing number of states have passed legislation establishing a Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights. At least 18 states have passed such legislation. Of these 18 states, 12 states have a Student Loan Ombudsperson and 13 have a licensing program, with another two states having a registration program instead of a licensing program. This Act enacts a Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights for…

Read the full title (197 words)

Over the past decade, an increasing number of states have passed legislation establishing a Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights. At least 18 states have passed such legislation. Of these 18 states, 12 states have a Student Loan Ombudsperson and 13 have a licensing program, with another two states having a registration program instead of a licensing program. This Act enacts a Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights for this State that does all of the following: (1) Requires student loan servicers to engage in certain practices related to communications with student loan borrowers and cosigners of student education loans and handling of transactions by student loan borrowers and cosigners of student education loans. (2) Prohibits student loan servicers from engaging in certain practices including unfair or deceptive practices or abusive practices. (3) Requires student loan servicers to retain records related to student loan transactions for 7 years and to yearly report non-identifying information about student education loans serviced in this State, including default and delinquency rates, to the Student Loan Ombudsperson. (4) Establishes the Office of the Student Loan Ombudsperson which shall, among other duties, receive, investigate, and attempt to resolve complaints from student loan borrowers.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate · Senate Education
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · Senate Education
  3. CommitteeAssigned to Finance Committee in Senate · Senate Finance
  4. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 132

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 14 cosponsors: 14 Democrats.

All 14 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.