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HB261 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2026-06-25
Official status
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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HB261: Rules for School Bus Transportation

This law gives the Delaware Department of Education the power to create rules about how public school students are transported.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends Title 14 of the Delaware Code regarding pupil transportation.
  • Gives the Department of Education authority to write new rules and regulations.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Delaware Department of Education
  • Public school students in Delaware

Limits and Unknowns

  • The text does not list the specific rules that will be created.
  • An effective date is not provided in the source material.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HA 1

1 • K. Williams

Passed

Plain English: Passed 1 by K. Williams

  • The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  2. 2026-06-10 Delaware General Assembly

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

  3. 2026-05-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 1 to HB 261 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

  4. 2026-05-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT

  5. 2026-05-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

  6. 2026-04-15 Delaware General Assembly

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

  7. 2026-04-09 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 1 to HB 261 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  8. 2026-01-13 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS.
This Act amends Title 14 to provide the Department of Education the authority to adopt rules and regulations regarding the transportation of public school students.