Delaware · House Bill 83 · 153rd General Assembly

School Boards/Members/Remote Participation

  1. Introduced Mar 18, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 18, 2025
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

This Act requires school boards to allow members to attend school board meetings by a remote method under certain limited circumstances relating to health or military deployments. A school board member attending by electronic means under this legislation would count towards quorum and be able to vote as though physically present.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House · House Education
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 10 On Its Merits · House Education
  3. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 83
  4. HouseHS 1 for HB 83 - Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 1 NO 1 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT
  5. SenateHS 1 for HB 83 - Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
  6. SenateHS 1 for HB 83 - Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
  7. SenateHS 1 for HB 83 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 NO
  8. HS 1 for HB 83 - Signed by Governor

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

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

All 4 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.