HB 279 is sponsored by Stell Parker Selby, Sarah McBride, John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), Trey Paradee (Democratic), S. Elizabeth Lockman (Democratic), Russell Huxtable (Democratic), Daniel B. Short (Republican), Sean Matthews, Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), Eric Morrison (Democratic), Sean M. Lynn (Democratic), Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Kendra Johnson (Democratic), William Bush (Democratic), Darius J. Brown (Democratic), Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic), Nicole Poore (Democratic), Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), Kerri Evelyn Harris (Democratic), Debra Heffernan (Democratic), Peter C. Schwartzkopf, and Sherry Dorsey Walker.

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Delaware 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 15 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 279 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BEREAVEMENT LEAVE.

Last action August 02, 2024 — Signed by Governor

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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2024. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
22 sponsors

22 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (15 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

This Act allows school employees up to 5 days of bereavement leave under the same circumstances as permitted for state employees.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

19 added · 8 removed

19 line(s) added, 8 removed.

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Heffernan ~~HOUSE~~ OF ~~REPRESENTATIVES~~ ~~152nd~~ ~~GENERAL~~ ~~ASSEMBLY~~ ~~HOUSE~~ ~~AMENDMENT~~ ~~NO.~~

Heffernan & Rep.

1 TO ~~HOUSE~~ ~~BILL~~ ~~NO.~~

Dorsey Walker & Rep.

~~279~~ ~~AMEND~~ ~~House~~ ~~Bill~~ ~~No.~~

Harris & Rep.

~~279~~ by ~~deleting~~ ~~lines~~ 4 ~~and~~ 5 in ~~their~~ ~~entirety~~ ~~and~~ ~~inserting~~ in ~~lieu~~ ~~thereof~~ ~~the~~ ~~following:~~

~~“(j)~~ ~~Any~~ ~~absence~~ ~~not~~ ~~covered~~ ~~under~~ ~~subsections~~ ~~(a)~~ ~~through~~ ~~(f)~~ or ~~(l)~~ of ~~this~~ ~~section~~ is ~~considered~~ ~~unexcused.”.~~

Williams & Sen.

~~SYNOPSIS~~ ~~This~~ ~~amendment~~ ~~makes~~ a ~~technical~~ ~~correction~~ to a ~~cross-reference.~~

Poore & Sen.

Sturgeon Reps.

Bolden, Bush, Chukwuocha, K.

Johnson, Lambert, Lynn, Morrison, Osienski, Parker Selby, D.

Short;

Sens.

Hansen, Hoffner, Huxtable, Lockman, Mantzavinos, S.

McBride, Paradee, Walsh HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE BILL NO.

279 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BEREAVEMENT LEAVE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1.

Amend § 1318, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 1318.

Sick leave and absences for other reasons;

accumulation of annual leave.

(j) Any absence not covered in subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) (f), or (l) of this section shall be considered unexcused.

(l) An employee is entitled to a maximum of 5 days of paid bereavement leave under the same circumstances set forth in § 5125 of Title 29.

SYNOPSIS This Act allows school employees up to 5 days of bereavement leave under the same circumstances as permitted for state employees.

~~03/12/2024~~ ~~11:48~~ AM ~~0281520134~~

01/09/2024 12:28 PM 0281520078

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Action History

August 02, 2024
Signed by Governor
June 25, 2024
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
March 20, 2024
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
March 12, 2024
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
March 12, 2024
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT
March 12, 2024
Amendment HA 1 to HB 279 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
March 12, 2024
Amendment HA 1 to HB 279 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
January 24, 2024
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 2 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
January 09, 2024
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

Sponsorship breakdown

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22 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 40 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (22)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (40)

40 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

SM

June 25, 2024

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	13	0	0	0
Republican	6	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	2	0	0	0
Total	21	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (21)

Member	Party	Vote
Kyle Evans Gay	—	Yea
Sarah McBride	—	Yea
Bryan Townsend	Democratic	Yea
Darius J. Brown	Democratic	Yea
David P. Sokola	Democratic	Yea
John "Jack" Walsh	Democratic	Yea
Kyra L. Hoffner	Democratic	Yea
Laura V. Sturgeon	Democratic	Yea
Marie Pinkney	Democratic	Yea
Nicole Poore	Democratic	Yea
Russell Huxtable	Democratic	Yea
S. Elizabeth Lockman	Democratic	Yea
Spiros Mantzavinos	Democratic	Yea
Stephanie L. Hansen	Democratic	Yea
Trey Paradee	Democratic	Yea
Brian Pettyjohn	Republican	Yea
Bryant L. Richardson	Republican	Yea
Dave G. Lawson	Republican	Yea
David L. Wilson	Republican	Yea
Eric Buckson	Republican	Yea
Gerald W. Hocker	Republican	Yea

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SM

March 12, 2024

Passed 39 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	7	0	0	0
Democratic	19	0	0	1
Republican	13	1	0	0
Total	39	1	0	1
% of votes cast	95%	2%	0%	2%

How each member voted (41)

Member	Party	Vote
Michael Ramone	—	Yea
Paul S. Baumbach	—	Yea
Peter C. Schwartzkopf	—	Yea
Sean Matthews	—	Yea
Sherry Dorsey Walker	—	Yea
Stell Parker Selby	—	Yea
Valerie Longhurst	—	Yea
Cyndie Romer	Democratic	Yea
DeShanna U Neal	Democratic	Yea
Debra Heffernan	Democratic	Yea
Edward S. Osienski	Democratic	Yea
Eric Morrison	Democratic	Yea
Franklin D. Cooke	Democratic	Yea
Kendra Johnson	Democratic	Yea
Kerri Evelyn Harris	Democratic	Yea
Kimberly Williams	Democratic	Yea
Krista Griffith	Democratic	Yea
Larry Lambert	Democratic	Yea
Madinah Wilson-Anton	Democratic	Yea
Melissa Minor-Brown	Democratic	Yea
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha	Democratic	Not Voting
Sean M. Lynn	Democratic	Yea
Sherae'a Moore	Democratic	Yea
Sophie Phillips	Democratic	Yea
Stephanie T. Bolden	Democratic	Yea
William Bush	Democratic	Yea
William J. Carson	Democratic	Yea
Bryan W. Shupe	Republican	Yea
Charles S Postles Jr.	Republican	Yea
Daniel B. Short	Republican	Yea
Jeff Hilovsky	Republican	Yea
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman	Republican	Yea
Jesse R. Vanderwende	Republican	Yea
Kevin S Hensley	Republican	Yea
Lyndon D. Yearick	Republican	Yea
Michael F. Smith	Republican	Yea
Richard G. Collins	Republican	Nay
Ronald E. Gray	Republican	Yea
Shannon Morris	Republican	Yea
Timothy D. Dukes	Republican	Yea
Valerie Jones Giltner	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

labor education

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 279 do?: This Act allows school employees up to 5 days of bereavement leave under the same circumstances as permitted for state employees.
Who sponsors HB 279?: HB 279 is sponsored by Stell Parker Selby, Sarah McBride, John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), Trey Paradee (Democratic), S. Elizabeth Lockman (Democratic), Russell Huxtable (Democratic), Daniel B. Short (Republican), Sean Matthews, Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), Eric Morrison (Democratic), Sean M. Lynn (Democratic), Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Kendra Johnson (Democratic), William Bush (Democratic), Darius J. Brown (Democratic), Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic), Nicole Poore (Democratic), Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), Kerri Evelyn Harris (Democratic), Debra Heffernan (Democratic), Peter C. Schwartzkopf, and Sherry Dorsey Walker.
What is the current status of HB 279?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2024. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: HB 279
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Session: 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)
Type: Bill
Introduced: January 09, 2024
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Stell Parker Selby

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