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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PLAY-BASED LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION."
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description: "Like House Bill No. 15, this Act permits early childhood educators in the public schools to use and encourage play-based learning in their classrooms and in their curriculum. This Act permits local education agencies to provide early childhood professional development in play-based learning, which may include professional development programs developed by the Department of Education. This Act also permits the Department to promulgate regulations for purposes of implementing this Act."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "153"
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identifier: "HB 15"
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citation: "Delaware HB 15 (153)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brian Pettyjohn", "Bryan Townsend", "Bryan W. Shupe", "Claire Snyder-Hall", "Cyndie Romer", "Dave G. Lawson", "David L. Wilson", "David P. Sokola", "Eric Morrison", "Franklin D. Cooke", "John \"Jack\" Walsh", "Josue O Ortega", "Laura V. Sturgeon", "Melanie Ross Levin", "Michael F. Smith", "Nicole Poore", "Russell Huxtable", "Sarah McBride", "Sherae'a Moore", "William Bush"]
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version_count: 0
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action_count: 6
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-04-03"
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last_action: "2025-09-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7becdce2-034e-4bce-a18d-41247a65a7fd"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142041"
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source_hash: "4586841794e03c32e260150a79291b4059a3335b69450e3fede44a2e5c18b961"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# Delaware HB 15 (153) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PLAY-BASED LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
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Like House Bill No. 15, this Act permits early childhood educators in the public schools to use and encourage play-based learning in their classrooms and in their curriculum. This Act permits local education agencies to provide early childhood professional development in play-based learning, which may include professional development programs developed by the Department of Education. This Act also permits the Department to promulgate regulations for purposes of implementing this Act.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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## Votes
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- SM — **38–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
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- Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
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- Bryan W. Shupe — primary (person)
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- Claire Snyder-Hall — primary (person)
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- Cyndie Romer — primary (person)
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- Dave G. Lawson — primary (person)
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- David L. Wilson — primary (person)
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- David P. Sokola — primary (person)
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- Eric Morrison — primary (person)
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- Franklin D. Cooke — primary (person)
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- John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
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- Josue O Ortega — primary (person)
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- Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
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- Melanie Ross Levin — primary (person)
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- Michael F. Smith — primary (person)
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- Nicole Poore — primary (person)
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- Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
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- Sarah McBride — primary (person)
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- Sherae'a Moore — primary (person)
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- William Bush — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-04-03** was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 15 `introduction`
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- **2025-06-12** Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2025-06-12** Assigned to Education Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-18** Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-30** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2025-09-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7becdce2-034e-4bce-a18d-41247a65a7fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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