AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE CHILD CARE ACT.

What it does

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

This Act makes changes to the Delaware Child Care Act to clarify that early education programs run by state or local education agencies are not subject to child care licensing requirements under this chapter, but rather are subject to a parallel regulatory and monitoring structure administered by the Office of Child Care Licensing to ensure health, safety, and child development standards are met.

Every action

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

1. Mar 6, 2025CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House · House Education
2. Mar 13, 2025HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 49
3. Mar 19, 2025HouseHS 1 for HB 49 - Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 2 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits
4. Mar 25, 2025HouseHS 1 for HB 49 - Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
5. Mar 25, 2025SenateHS 1 for HB 49 - Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
6. Apr 17, 2025SenateHS 1 for HB 49 - Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
7. Jun 25, 2025SenateHS 1 for HB 49 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
8. Sep 2, 2025HS 1 for HB 49 - Signed by Governor

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Democrats.

• KW Kimberly WilliamsD Primary sponsor · District 19
• LV Laura V. SturgeonD Joint sponsor · District 4