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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SAFETY. Section 2306 of Title 14 requires that when a new school is constructed or a major renovation is undertaken, the construction or renovation must include certain safety features, including a secured vestibule and the installation of "ballistic resistant glass or other ballistic resistant materials" in certain areas of the school. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 152 SB 279 Delaware SB 279 (152)
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David P. Sokola
John "Jack" Walsh
Peter C. Schwartzkopf
S. Elizabeth Lockman
Sean Matthews
Valerie Longhurst
William Bush
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Delaware SB 279 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SAFETY.

Section 2306 of Title 14 requires that when a new school is constructed or a major renovation is undertaken, the construction or renovation must include certain safety features, including a secured vestibule and the installation of "ballistic resistant glass or other ballistic resistant materials" in certain areas of the school.

Version chain

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

  1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SM — 400 (pass) · lower
  • SM — 210 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
  • David P. Sokola — primary (person)
  • John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
  • Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
  • S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
  • Sean Matthews — primary (person)
  • Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
  • William Bush — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-04-25 Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2024-05-15 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits committee-passage
  • 2024-05-21 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
  • 2024-05-22 Assigned to Education Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2024-06-12 Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 15 On Its Merits committee-passage
  • 2024-06-26 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT passage
  • 2024-09-26 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a9b0aac9-b0e9-4f84-8700-226bdd4506e5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).