Delaware · House Bill 121 · 153rd General Assembly

Military Child Care/Licensing Requirements

  1. Introduced Apr 16, 2025
  2. In committee Apr 16, 2025
  3. Passed the House Jun 10, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate Jun 30, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 23, 2025

What it does

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

This Act exempts from state child care licensing requirements a military family child care provider that serves only children eligible for Department of Defense subsidized care that is either located on a military base or federal property, certified as a family child care provider by a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard, or both.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House · House Education
  2. HouseNot Worked in Committee
  3. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 12 On Its Merits · House Education
  4. HousePassed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT38–0 vote
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Education Committee in Senate · Senate Education
  6. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · Senate Education
  7. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
  8. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 5 Republicans, 3 Democrats.

All 8 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.