republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/151/sb-151.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18, TITLE 21, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROVIDING FOR DRIVER EDUCATION TRAINING, A DRIVER’S LICENSE, OR MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE FOR A CHILD IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND THEIR FAMILIES OR AN INDIVIDUAL SUBJECT TO EXTENDED JURISDICTION."
description: "Acquiring a driver’s license is an important part of young adults in foster care achieving normalcy and eventual independence. Yet, youth in long term foster care face numerous unique barriers in this endeavor. Not only are there logistical challenges in the process of obtaining a license for teenagers not in parental care, but the automobile insurance industry’s rules can be unaccommodating and financially prohibitive. And, research shows that youth who leave foster care with a driver’s license are more likely to have a successful outcome, avoiding homelessness and incarceration, as reliable transportation is a crucial step to employment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
session: "151"
identifier: "SB 151"
citation: "Delaware SB 151 (151)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darius J. Brown", "Debra Heffernan", "Sarah McBride", "Sherry Dorsey Walker", "Stephanie L. Hansen", "Valerie Longhurst"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-06-22"
last_action: "2022-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3d021ed-3bbf-4ee1-96c4-919d060f663d"
source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=78974"
source_hash: "535075223f6dac9a0b4b0b4dbe4eb8d5b401c12beba3d7a1ba171d14b2461f3b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
---

# Delaware SB 151 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18, TITLE 21, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROVIDING FOR DRIVER EDUCATION TRAINING, A DRIVER’S LICENSE, OR MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE FOR A CHILD IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND THEIR FAMILIES OR AN INDIVIDUAL SUBJECT TO EXTENDED JURISDICTION.

Acquiring a driver’s license is an important part of young adults in foster care achieving normalcy and eventual independence. Yet, youth in long term foster care face numerous unique barriers in this endeavor. Not only are there logistical challenges in the process of obtaining a license for teenagers not in parental care, but the automobile insurance industry’s rules can be unaccommodating and financially prohibitive. And, research shows that youth who leave foster care with a driver’s license are more likely to have a successful outcome, avoiding homelessness and incarceration, as reliable transportation is a crucial step to employment.

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=78974&legislationTypeId=6&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SS1forSB151)
2. **HA 2 to SS 1 for SB 151** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=129866&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)

## Votes

- SM — **41–0** (pass) · lower
- 2/3 — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- SM — **21–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Darius J. Brown — primary (person)
- Debra Heffernan — primary (person)
- Sarah McBride — primary (person)
- Sherry Dorsey Walker — primary (person)
- Stephanie L. Hansen — primary (person)
- Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
- Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
- Bryan Townsend — cosponsor (person)
- David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- John A. Kowalko — cosponsor (person)
- Kendra Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Krista Griffith — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Lambert — cosponsor (person)
- Melissa Minor-Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
- Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
- Spiros Mantzavinos — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie T. Bolden — cosponsor (person)
- Trey Paradee — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-22** was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 151 `introduction`
- **2021-06-24** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
- **2021-06-25** Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-08** Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-21** Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-21** Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-29** Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-30** Amendment HA 2 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-06-30** Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Stricken in House
- **2022-06-30** Amendment HA 2 to SS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2022-06-30** Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES `passage`
- **2022-06-30** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
- **2022-10-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3d021ed-3bbf-4ee1-96c4-919d060f663d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).