HB 425 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EMPLOYEES AND SALARY SUPPLEMENTS.

Summary
This Act increases the salary supplement for school counselors and school nurses from 6% to 12% upon national certification. It further clarifies that salary supplements only apply if the employee is employed in the applicable profession and permits the DOE to identify additional positions subject to a salary supplement in Department regulations. This Substitute includes school social workers in those employees eligible for a 12% salary supplement.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jul 2026
Governor
Introduced Jun 9, 2026 Last action Jul 1, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jul 1, 2026 · House Jun 18, 2026

How they voted

200
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Jul 1, 2026
D Democratic15
15 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican6
5 Yea 1
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jul 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 24, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 18, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 1 NO 4 ABSENT
lower
Jun 18, 2026
Amended
Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 4 YES 34 NO 3 ABSENT
lower
Jun 18, 2026
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 11, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
lower
Jun 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 12 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 9, 2026
Introduced
Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 425, and Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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