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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE EDUCATION."
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description: "This Act requires the Department of Education to establish and implement a curriculum on the Holocaust and genocide for students in grades 6 through 12. Teaching the lessons learned from the Holocaust and other genocides helps cultivate the spirit of human resilience, courage, heroism, and tolerance. Education about the Holocaust and genocide provide a context to learn about the danger that befalls us when hatred goes unchallenged and there is indifference in the face of oppression of others. The Halina Wind Preston Holocaust Education Committee can provide guidance, academic content assistance, resources, and assistance with curricula development to deliver quality Holocaust and genocide education."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "150"
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identifier: "HB 318"
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citation: "Delaware HB 318 (150)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Catherine Cloutier", "Debra Heffernan", "Harris B. McDowell", "Jeffrey N. Spiegelman", "Krista Griffith", "Laura V. Sturgeon", "Valerie Longhurst"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2020-01-21"
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last_action: "2020-07-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee6f7a9b-fa37-4718-8b17-d7e5fcba5534"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=47968"
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source_hash: "addc87dc65c50f6196f4212a3e0c613c1e08a3716fcfe0d9cb70c78bb552e84c"
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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 318 (150) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE EDUCATION.
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This Act requires the Department of Education to establish and implement a curriculum on the Holocaust and genocide for students in grades 6 through 12. Teaching the lessons learned from the Holocaust and other genocides helps cultivate the spirit of human resilience, courage, heroism, and tolerance. Education about the Holocaust and genocide provide a context to learn about the danger that befalls us when hatred goes unchallenged and there is indifference in the face of oppression of others. The Halina Wind Preston Holocaust Education Committee can provide guidance, academic content assistance, resources, and assistance with curricula development to deliver quality Holocaust and genocide education.
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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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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=47968&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB318)
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2. **HA 1 to HB 318** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=47995&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
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## Votes
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- SM — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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- SM — **38–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Catherine Cloutier — primary (person)
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- Debra Heffernan — primary (person)
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- Harris B. McDowell — primary (person)
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- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman — primary (person)
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- Krista Griffith — primary (person)
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- Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
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- Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
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- Bryan Townsend — cosponsor (person)
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- Bryant L. Richardson — cosponsor (person)
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- Daniel B. Short — cosponsor (person)
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- David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
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- Earl G. Jaques Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Edward S. Osienski — cosponsor (person)
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- John J. Viola — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly Williams — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
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- Ruth Briggs King — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Elizabeth Lockman — cosponsor (person)
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- Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
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- Timothy D. Dukes — cosponsor (person)
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- Trey Paradee — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-21** Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-22** Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-28** Amendment HA 1 to HB 318 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2020-01-28** Amendment HA 1 to HB 318 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2020-01-28** Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2020-01-28** Assigned to Education Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2020-06-23** Suspension of Rules in Senate
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- **2020-06-23** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2020-07-23** 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/ee6f7a9b-fa37-4718-8b17-d7e5fcba5534`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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