republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/149/hb-49.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 14 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SAFETY.	This Act requires all new school construction and schools undergoing major renovations to incorporate the following safety features: a secured vestibule to be used as the primary entrance to screen visitors, installation of ballistic resistant glass or other ballistic resistant materials in all areas used to screen visitors, installation of a panic button or intruder alert system, and classroom doors that can be locked on the outside with a key or magnetic card locking system. Further, the Act provides that the Office of Management and Budget Facilities Management Section shall coordinate a review of construction plans with the Department of Homeland Security to verify compliance with this Act and evaluate the security and safety of new schools and schools planning major renovations. This Act shall be known as the “Representative Joseph E. Miro School Safety Act.”	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	149	HB 49	Delaware HB 49 (149)	bill		enacted	Earl G. Jaques Jr. John L. Mitchell John Walsh Joseph E. Miro Nicole Poore Timothy D. Dukes	1	8	2	2018-03-20	2018-06-14	openstates	ocd-bill/54c22d2b-370c-45ab-9b58-519fdd4e1ec9	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=26402	7d5d584110ee1b19150779dc6c847c70fb3fa462cd7032bfb77075092efffdbf	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware HB 49 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 14 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SAFETY.

This Act requires all new school construction and schools undergoing major renovations to incorporate the following safety features: a secured vestibule to be used as the primary entrance to screen visitors, installation of ballistic resistant glass or other ballistic resistant materials in all areas used to screen visitors, installation of a panic button or intruder alert system, and classroom doors that can be locked on the outside with a key or magnetic card locking system. Further, the Act provides that the Office of Management and Budget Facilities Management Section shall coordinate a review of construction plans with the Department of Homeland Security to verify compliance with this Act and evaluate the security and safety of new schools and schools planning major renovations. This Act shall be known as the “Representative Joseph E. Miro School Safety Act.”

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SM — 38–0 (pass) · lower
• SM — 20–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Earl G. Jaques Jr. — primary (person)
• John L. Mitchell — primary (person)
• John Walsh — primary (person)
• Joseph E. Miro — primary (person)
• Nicole Poore — primary (person)
• Timothy D. Dukes — primary (person)
• Anthony Delcollo — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2018-03-20 was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 49 introduction
• 2018-03-20 Assigned to Education Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2018-03-28 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 1 Favorable, 11 On Its Merits committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2018-03-29 Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT passage
• 2018-04-18 Assigned to Education Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
• 2018-04-26 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits committee-passage
• 2018-06-07 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT passage
• 2018-06-14 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/54c22d2b-370c-45ab-9b58-519fdd4e1ec9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).