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DE HB 111

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REDUCING THE AUTOMATIC PROVISION OF SINGLE-USE EATING UTENSILS, CONDIMENT PACKETS, AND OTHER ITEMS.

Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower

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Did DE HB 111 pass?

Not yet. DE HB 111 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-11): Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate

What is DE HB 111 about?

This Substitute to House Bill No. 111 prohibits food establishments from providing any single-use food service items unless requested by a customer, requires food establishments to provide options to allow the customer to request such items, prohibits food establishments from inquiring into the reason for a request for single-use food service items, and allows food establishments to maintain self-serve stations at which single-use food service items are available. This Substitute sets forth penalties for third and subsequent violations of this Act, not to exceed a cumulative total of $1,500 per year. This Substitute exempts, for purposes of this Act, nonprofit organizations, schools, early childhood centers, health care facilities, facilities operated by the Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families, and Level IV and Level V Department of Correction facilities from the definition of “food establishment.” The penalty provisions of this Act are effective 2 years after enactment. This Substitute includes language to clarify that “single-use food service items” do not include items used to contain or secure food or beverages that are delivered, picked up, or taken to go from a food establishment, such as cups, boxes, sandwich picks, wrappers, and bags. Also for clarity and to address confusion arising out of House Substitute No. 1 to House Bill No. 111, this Substitute does not include an unchanged subsection of existing code that is unaffected by and does not affect the provisions of this Act.

Who sponsors DE HB 111?

Ray Seigfried, Josue O Ortega, Melanie Ross Levin and 3 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 111, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

This Substitute to House Bill No. 111 prohibits food establishments from providing any single-use food service items unless requested by a customer, requires food establishments to provide options to allow the customer to request such items, prohibits food establishments from inquiring into the reason for a request for single-use food service items, and allows food establishments to maintain self-serve stations at which single-use food service items are available. This Substitute sets forth penalties for third and subsequent violations of this Act, not to exceed a cumulative total of $1,500 per year. This Substitute exempts, for purposes of this Act, nonprofit organizations, schools, early childhood centers, health care facilities, facilities operated by the Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families, and Level IV and Level V Department of Correction facilities from the definition of “food establishment.” The penalty provisions of this Act are effective 2 years after enactment. This Substitute includes language to clarify that “single-use food service items” do not include items used to contain or secure food or beverages that are delivered, picked up, or taken to go from a food establishment, such as cups, boxes, sandwich picks, wrappers, and bags. Also for clarity and to address confusion arising out of House Substitute No. 1 to House Bill No. 111, this Substitute does not include an unchanged subsection of existing code that is unaffected by and does not affect the provisions of this Act.

Introduced
2025-06-26
Latest action
2026-06-11 — Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ray Seigfriedprimary
  • Josue O Ortegaprimary
  • Melanie Ross Levinprimary
  • Mara Gormanprimary
  • Trey Paradeeprimary
  • Sophie Phillipsprimary
  • Mara Gormancosponsor
  • Stephanie L. Hansencosponsor
  • S. Elizabeth Lockmancosponsor
  • Ray Seigfriedcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-11

    Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-06-11

    Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 12 NO 2 ABSENT

    passage

  3. 2026-06-11

    Amendment HA 2 to HS 2 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

    amendment-passage

  4. 2026-06-11

    Amendment HA 1 to HS 2 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

    amendment-passage

  5. 2026-06-11

    Amendment HA 2 to HS 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  6. 2026-06-04

    Amendment HA 1 to HS 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  7. 2025-06-26

    was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 111

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SM

    2026-06-11 · pass · 27-12

    Member-level votes (41)
    • Alonna Berry: yes
    • Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • William Bush: yes
    • William J. Carson: yes
    • Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
    • Richard G. Collins: no
    • Franklin D. Cooke: yes
    • Daniel B. Short: no
    • Timothy D. Dukes: no
    • Mara Gorman: yes
    • Ronald E. Gray: no
    • Krista Griffith: yes
    • Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
    • Debra Heffernan: yes
    • Kevin S Hensley: other
    • Jeff Hilovsky: no
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: no
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: yes
    • Kamela T Smith: yes
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: yes
    • Michael F. Smith: no
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: other
    • Eric Morrison: yes
    • DeShanna U Neal: yes
    • Josue O Ortega: yes
    • Edward S. Osienski: yes
    • Sophie Phillips: yes
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: no
    • Cyndie Romer: yes
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: yes
    • Bryan W. Shupe: no
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: no
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: no
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: no

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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142638

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