Delaware House Bill 256
Session 153
An Act To Amend Chapter 404 Of Volume 83 And Chapter 108 Of Volume 84 Of The Laws Of Delaware And Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Pupil And Student Identification Cards.
Active
Passed Senate on Apr 22, 2026
First Action
Dec 18, 2025
Latest Action
Apr 22, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
256
State
Delaware
Session
153
checkPassed on March 26, 2026
Motion Text
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House Roll Call Votes
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Other
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Summary
This Act requires public schools serving grades 7 to 12 that issue pupil identification cards to print on either side of the card the following information, which previously was optional for the public schools:
(1) Teen Dating Violence Hotline:1-866-331-9474 or Text “loveis” to 22522.
(2) Stop Bullying Now Hotline: 1-800-273-8255(TALK).
Sections 1 and 2 of this Act remove application dates from the previous enactments of laws related to information printed on pupil identification cards for public schools serving grades 7 to 12 and on student identification cards for public institutions of higher learning. These application dates could be interpreted to mean that the previous enactments of these laws were to be effective only during the stated school years. By removing these application dates and establishing the effective date in Section 5 of this Act, these laws will be effective on July 1, 2026.
This Act also makes technical corrections in Sections 3 and 4 of this Act to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
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04/22/2026
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
04/15/2026
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
03/26/2026
Senate
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
03/26/2026
House
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
03/11/2026
House
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 11 On Its Merits
12/18/2025
House
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
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Record Created
Dec 18, 2025 6:23:34 PM
Record Updated
Apr 23, 2026 5:23:42 AM