School Bullying Policies/Parent Notification/Revise

What it does

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

This Act revises the parent notification requirements for school bullying policies by repealing the requirement that notification be made using a form generated by the Department of Justice (DOJ). This change conforms to DOJ’s current practices and procedures related to involvement with student behavior issues. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Every action

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

1. Mar 9, 2026CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate · Senate Education
2. Mar 11, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits · Senate Education
3. Mar 12, 2026SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT20–0 vote
4. Mar 17, 2026CommitteeAssigned to Education Committee in House · House Education
5. Apr 15, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 15 On Its Merits · House Education
6. May 19, 2026HouseAmendment HA 1 to SB 253 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
7. May 21, 2026HouseAmendment HA 1 to SB 253 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
8. May 21, 2026HousePassed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT38–0 vote
9. Jun 18, 2026SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT19–0 vote
10. Jul 23, 2026GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 7 Democrats.

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