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SB 78 Delaware Senate · 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CONSENT EDUCATION.

Summary
This Act requires that the health education programs presented by the Department of Education include instruction on what it means to "consent" in the context of a sexual encounter.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Sep 2019
Introduced Apr 18, 2019 Signed Sep 10, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 30, 2019

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Sep 10, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 13, 2019
Introduced
Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
Jun 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
May 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
2 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15
Co
AD
Anthony Delcollo
RRepublican
DE
7
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
CC
Catherine Cloutier
RRepublican
DE
5
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
DB
David B. McBride
DDemocratic
DE
13
Co
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
DE
6
Co
JJ
John J. Viola
DDemocratic
DE
26
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
Co
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
Co
Photo of Nnamdi Chukwuocha
Nnamdi Chukwuocha
DDemocratic
DE
1