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HB 279 Delaware House · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BEREAVEMENT LEAVE.

HB 279 updates Delaware state law to grant school employees up to five days of bereavement leave, aligning their benefits with those already available to state employees. This change ensures that teachers and other school staff receive the same time off to handle family deaths as their counterparts in the state workforce. The legislation was passed by both the House and Senate and was signed into law by the Governor in August 2024.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed Aug 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2024 · House Mar 12, 2024

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 25, 2024
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican6
6 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Aug 2, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 12, 2024
Introduced
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
upper
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 279 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 279 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 2 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
21 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Bill Bush
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Brian Pettyjohn
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Danny Short
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Darius Brown
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Debra Heffernan
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6
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Ed Osienski
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24
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Eric Morrison
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Jack Walsh
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Kendra Johnson
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5
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Kerri Harris
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Laura Sturgeon
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4
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Nicole Poore
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Pete Schwartzkopf
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14
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Russ Huxtable
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Sean Lynn
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Sean Matthews
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Sherry Dorsey Walker
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Spiros Mantzavinos
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Stell Selby
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Tizzy Lockman
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3
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Trey Paradee
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17