HB 319 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS.

Summary
This Act amends Chapter 28 of Title 24 of the Delaware Code to make corrections to definition of Successor Engineer (§2803); Allow candidates intending to apply using experience track (§2817(5)) to take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and Principles and Practice of Engineering (P&PE) exams prior to obtaining 15 years of verified and approved experience. Remove restrictions on candidates taking the FE exam. According to NCEES, 75% of member boards do not have any restrictions on the FE exam. Candidates that do not meet our current requirements for FE exam approval can take the exam in another jurisdiction, then apply to Delaware when they have met all other requirements (§2817).
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Mar 17, 2026 Signed Jun 24, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 16, 2026 · House Mar 26, 2026

How they voted

210
Passed
Total votes 21
Jun 16, 2026
D Democratic15
15 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
Jun 24, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 3 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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