HB 88 Delaware House · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CANDIDACY FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER.

Summary

Under Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill No. 78 (151st), the Commissioner of Elections (Commissioner) must determine that an individual does not have any disqualifying convictions before the individual can be a candidate for election to a school board. This Act clarifies that an individual who meets the filing deadline for candidates for a school board election are provisional candidates until the Commissioner determines if the individual is eligible to be a candidate and requires the Commissioner to disclose the names of provisional candidates.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

House Passage

Apr 2023

Senate Passage

May 2023

Signed into Law

May 2023

Introduced Mar 17, 2023 Signed May 12, 2023

Floor votes · House Apr 4, 2023

How they voted

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

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Committee

May 12, 2023

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

May 9, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO

upper

Apr 26, 2023

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

upper

Apr 4, 2023

Introduced

Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

upper

Apr 4, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT

lower

Mar 29, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 11 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits

lower

Mar 17, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

lower

12 primary · 0 co-sponsors