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HB 198 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BLACK HISTORY EDUCATION.

Summary
This Act requires each school district and charter school to establish and implement a curriculum on Black History for students in grades K through 12. This Act incorporates contemporary events into discussions of Black History and the tools of experience.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 19, 2021 Signed Jun 17, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 29, 2021

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jun 17, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO
upper
May 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 33 YES 7 NO 1 NOT VOTING
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 198 - Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 198 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 6 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
8 primary · 15 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Darius Brown
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
DE
2
P
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Melissa Minor-Brown
Melissa Minor-Brown
DDemocratic
DE
17
P
Photo of Rae Moore
Rae Moore
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Tizzy Lockman
Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
DE
3
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
DE
6
Co
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
Photo of Krista Griffith
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
DE
12
Co
Photo of Kyle Gay
Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
DE
5
Co
Photo of Larry Lambert
Larry Lambert
DDemocratic
DE
7
Co
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13