# Delaware HS 1 for HB 47: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS. Delaware HS 1 for HB 47, AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) House bill sponsored by Kimberly Williams (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-09-02 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB47-153 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Delaware HS 1 for HB 47 - State: Delaware - Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) - Title: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-25 - Last action: 2025-09-02, Signed by Governor - Sponsor: Kimberly Williams (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 8 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (56 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Delaware pays for child-care applicants’ background checks: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Delaware pays criminal-history and Child Protection Registry check costs for applicants to covered child-care facilities. The facility must be required to hold a license under Delaware’s child-care licensing law. The Department of Education and state children’s department ma… - Rules can allow workers’ background-check reuse: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Superintendent of State Police may adopt rules allowing limited reuse of background checks. The person checked must give written permission. Rules must address the check’s original purpose, requesting agencies, relevant license, job or benefit, and application process. T… - Private-school checks expand with limits on disclosure: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Delaware creates a separate background-check system for private-school employees, contractors, and volunteers. Covered roles include specified people with regular direct access to children. Individuals must complete fingerprinting for Delaware and FBI criminal checks and sig… - Stricter checks for workers serving Delaware children: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Delaware expands fingerprint-based criminal-history and Child Protection Registry checks to strengthen screening at child-serving organizations. Covered organizations include public and private schools, the Department of Education, licensed child-care facilities, and youth c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kimberly Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Franklin D. Cooke (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Gerald W. Hocker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nicole Poore (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: David P. Sokola (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: David L. Wilson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-24 | Senate | Passed (SM required) | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-05-22 | House | Passed (SM required) | pass | 35 | 0 | | ## Actions (8) - 2025-09-02: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-06-24: Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Assigned to Education Committee in Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 6 ABSENT (House) - 2025-05-22: Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote (House) - 2025-05-22: Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill (House) - 2025-03-25: was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 47 (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-25: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141988&legislationTypeId=6&docTypeId=2) ## Related bills - HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST LICENSURE ACT. (passed house) - HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO SUPPORT POOR PERSONS. (signed) - SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. (vetoed) - HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY CONSUMERS. (vetoed) - SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. (vetoed) - HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING FOAM AND EQUIPMENT. (failed) ## Sources - [Current (HTML)](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141988&legislationTypeId=6&docTypeId=2) ## Related - [HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB449-153) - [HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB357-153) - [SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB279-153) - [HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB393-153) - [SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB231-153) - [HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB356-153) - [Delaware bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/delaware/bills) - [Delaware state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/delaware) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB47-153 (as of 2026-10-12).