Delaware bills · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)
Delaware HB 82
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic)
- David P. Sokola (Democratic)
- William Bush (Democratic)
- Bryant L. Richardson (Republican)
- Brian Pettyjohn (Republican)
- Cyndie Romer (Democratic)
- Edward S. Osienski (Democratic)
- Eric Morrison (Democratic)
- Madinah Wilson-Anton (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Delaware legislature· synopsis
This Act requires that a school board candidate and member be an “inhabitant” of the district, or designated portion of a district, that member represents. “Inhabitant” is defined for this purpose as “a person who both claims legal residence and physically resides in a designated area or school district.” Further, the bill provides that if a school board member is not physically present in their district for more than 75% of the days in any yearlong period of that member’s term, the member ceases to qualify as an inhabitant. Absence required by military service is not counted as absence for purposes of this statute. This Act provides that a resident of a school district may bring an action in Superior Court asking the Court to declare a vacancy if the resident has cause to believe a member is no longer an inhabitant of that member’s district.
This Act also makes technical corrections to conform to the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2025 House | SM | pass | Set your home in Delaware to see |
| Jun 25, 2025 Senate | SM | pass | Set your home in Delaware to see |
| May 6, 2025 House | SM | pass | Set your home in Delaware to see |
Actions
- Jun 30, 2025
Signed by Governor - Jun 30, 2025 · House
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT - Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO - Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment SA 1 to HB 82 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES - Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
Lifted From Table in Senate - Jun 24, 2025 · House
Amendment SA 1 to HB 82 - Introduced and Placed With Bill - Jun 24, 2025 · Senate
Laid On Table in Senate - May 21, 2025 · Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits - May 6, 2025 · Senate
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate - May 6, 2025 · House
Passed By House. Votes: 33 YES 8 ABSENT - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 2 Favorable, 11 On Its Merits - Mar 18, 2025 · House
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House