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HB 382 Delaware House · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VISION SCREENING.

Summary
This Act requires that public school students receive a vision screening, including a test for color blindness, in kindergarten. Students must also receive vision screenings at appropriate intervals in grades 1 through 12, to be determined by the DOE.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Sep 2024
Introduced Apr 23, 2024 Signed Sep 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2024 · House May 23, 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
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Sep 19, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
upper
May 23, 2024
Introduced
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
upper
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
lower
May 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 12 On Its Merits
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
12 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bill Bush
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
P
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
P
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
P
Photo of Kerri Harris
Kerri Harris
DDemocratic
DE
32
P
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Ron Gray
Ron Gray
RRepublican
DE
38
P
Photo of Sean Matthews
Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Stell Selby
Stell Selby
DDemocratic
DE
20
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15