AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTIVE CREDIT FOR VOLUNTEERING WITH LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
Summary
This Act updates the Delaware Volunteerism Act to specify that high school students may complete their community service with local fire departments to obtain up to 1 elective credit. It also requires schools to notify students of the opportunity to earn elective credit through volunteer work at or before the time students select their classes. This Act also allows the Department of Education to promulgate regulations to implement the Delaware Volunteerism Act. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Sep 2025
Introduced May 15, 2025
Signed Sep 9, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2025 · House Jun 17, 2025
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Jun 30, 2025
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican6
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Sep 9, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 17, 2025
Introduced
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 171 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
Jun 17, 2025
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 171 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 13 On Its Merits
lower
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
17 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
P
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
P
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
P
Claire Snyder-Hall
DDemocratic
P
Danny Short
RRepublican
P
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
P
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
P
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
P
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
P
Josue Ortega
DDemocratic
P
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
P
Melanie Ross Levin
DDemocratic
P
Mike Smith
RRepublican
P
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
P
Ray Seigfried
DDemocratic
P
Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
P
Stell Selby
DDemocratic
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