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Delaware General Assembly · HB 171 · Signed

DE Volunteerism Act/High School/Fire Companies

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Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTIVE CREDIT FOR VOLUNTEERING WITH LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Read the full text

153rd General Assembly

What it does

This Act updates the Delaware Volunteerism Act to specify that high school students may complete their community service with local fire departments to obtain up to 1 elective credit. It also requires schools to notify students of the opportunity to earn elective credit through volunteer work at or before the time students select their classes. This Act also allows the Department of Education to promulgate regulations to implement the Delaware Volunteerism Act. This Act also makes technical corr
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Where it is

Introduced · May 15, 2025
Signed · Sep 9, 2025
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Heffernan

Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2025-06-30 · Passed · Yes 21, No 0, NotVoting 0, Conflict 0, Absent 0, Vacant 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-06-17 · Passed · Yes 40, No 0, NotVoting 0, Conflict 0, Absent 1, Vacant 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Delaware legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed (Sep 9, 2025).