republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/152/sjr-4.md

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Bill	DIRECTING THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO OPT INTO A FEDERAL EXEMPTION TO DEVELOP A "SCHOOL BUS ONLY - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE".	This Joint Resolution directs the Division of Motor Vehicles to opt into the FMCSA’s federal exemption that allows for first time CDL applicants seeking a school bus only endorsement on their driver’s license. An applicant’s school bus only endorsement would only apply to intrastate operation of a school bus. The Division of Motor Vehicles is directed to implement this policy by May 1, 2024.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	152	SJR 4	Delaware SJR 4 (152)	joint resolution		enacted	Brian Pettyjohn Bryan Townsend Bryant L. Richardson Darius J. Brown David L. Wilson David P. Sokola Edward S. Osienski Franklin D. Cooke John "Jack" Walsh Kendra Johnson Kerri Evelyn Harris Kyra L. Hoffner Laura V. Sturgeon Lyndon D. Yearick Marie Pinkney Nicole Poore Paul S. Baumbach Russell Huxtable S. Elizabeth Lockman Sarah McBride Sean Matthews Spiros Mantzavinos Stell Parker Selby Trey Paradee Valerie Longhurst William Bush	2	11	3	2024-01-18	2024-10-01	openstates	ocd-bill/e2c1d1c0-3efb-450e-8c4e-53dc4664e06e	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140864	31bb866f603bbf063d0887ed2896c7c8cee075131dbebd9c86fe87be7c98658d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware SJR 4 (152) — DIRECTING THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO OPT INTO A FEDERAL EXEMPTION TO DEVELOP A "SCHOOL BUS ONLY - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE".

This Joint Resolution directs the Division of Motor Vehicles to opt into the FMCSA’s federal exemption that allows for first time CDL applicants seeking a school bus only endorsement on their driver’s license. An applicant’s school bus only endorsement would only apply to intrastate operation of a school bus. The Division of Motor Vehicles is directed to implement this policy by May 1, 2024.

Version chain

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

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source
2. HA 2 to SJR 4 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SM — 21–0 (pass) · upper
• SM — 20–0 (pass) · upper
• SM — 40–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
• Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
• Bryant L. Richardson — primary (person)
• Darius J. Brown — primary (person)
• David L. Wilson — primary (person)
• David P. Sokola — primary (person)
• Edward S. Osienski — primary (person)
• Franklin D. Cooke — primary (person)
• John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
• Kendra Johnson — primary (person)
• Kerri Evelyn Harris — primary (person)
• Kyra L. Hoffner — primary (person)
• Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
• Lyndon D. Yearick — primary (person)
• Marie Pinkney — primary (person)
• Nicole Poore — primary (person)
• Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
• Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
• S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
• Sarah McBride — primary (person)
• Sean Matthews — primary (person)
• Spiros Mantzavinos — primary (person)
• Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)
• Trey Paradee — primary (person)
• Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
• William Bush — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-18 Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
• 2024-03-06 Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-03-12 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
• 2024-03-13 Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2024-03-26 Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 7 On Its Merits committee-passage
• 2024-06-27 Amendment HA 1 to SJR 4 - Introduced and Placed With Bill amendment-introduction
• 2024-06-27 Amendment HA 1 to SJR 4 - Stricken in House
• 2024-06-27 Amendment HA 2 to SJR 4 - Passed In House by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2024-06-27 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT passage
• 2024-06-30 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT passage
• 2024-10-01 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e2c1d1c0-3efb-450e-8c4e-53dc4664e06e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).