AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PUBLIC SCHOOL REGISTRATION PROCESS.
Summary
This Act removes a requirement for a parent to provide a birth certificate as part of the uniform public school registration process. A parent may instead provide other proof of age or date of birth.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Apr 9, 2026
Signed Jul 23, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2026 · House May 5, 2026
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Jun 25, 2026
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican6
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 23, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
May 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
May 5, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
upper
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 1 NO 5 ABSENT
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 11 On Its Merits
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kerri Harris
DDemocratic
P
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
P
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
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