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DE HB 16

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION.

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

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Quick answers

Did DE HB 16 pass?

Yes. DE HB 16 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-13): Signed by Governor

What is DE HB 16 about?

This Act adds a high school student to the AI Commission as a nonvoting member. The Chair of the Commission will appoint a student who is, or will be in the next school year, a tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade student in a public or private school in Delaware.

Who sponsors DE HB 16?

Josue O Ortega, Madinah Wilson-Anton, Cyndie Romer and 5 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 16.

Description

This Act adds a high school student to the AI Commission as a nonvoting member. The Chair of the Commission will appoint a student who is, or will be in the next school year, a tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade student in a public or private school in Delaware.

Introduced
2025-01-29
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Josue O Ortegaprimary
  • Madinah Wilson-Antonprimary
  • Cyndie Romerprimary
  • Ray Seigfriedprimary
  • Brian Pettyjohnprimary
  • Melanie Ross Levinprimary
  • Bryan Townsendprimary
  • Krista Griffithprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-13

    Signed by Governor

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  2. 2025-04-17

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT

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  3. 2025-04-09

    Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 8 On Its Merits

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  4. 2025-03-13

    Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-13

    Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT

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  6. 2025-03-11

    Reported Out of Committee (Technology & Telecommunications) in House with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

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  7. 2025-01-29

    Introduced and Assigned to Technology & Telecommunications Committee in House

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Versions

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Documents

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Votes

  • SM

    2025-03-13 · pass · 36-0

    Member-level votes (41)
    • Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • William Bush: other
    • William J. Carson: yes
    • Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
    • Richard G. Collins: other
    • Franklin D. Cooke: yes
    • Daniel B. Short: yes
    • Timothy D. Dukes: yes
    • Mara Gorman: yes
    • Ronald E. Gray: yes
    • Krista Griffith: yes
    • Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
    • Debra Heffernan: yes
    • Kevin S Hensley: yes
    • Jeff Hilovsky: yes
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: yes
    • Kamela T Smith: yes
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: yes
    • Michael F. Smith: yes
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: yes
    • Eric Morrison: yes
    • DeShanna U Neal: other
    • Josue O Ortega: yes
    • Edward S. Osienski: yes
    • Stell Parker Selby: other
    • Sophie Phillips: yes
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
    • Cyndie Romer: yes
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: other
    • Bryan W. Shupe: yes
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
  • SM

    2025-04-17 · pass · 19-0

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Darius J. Brown: other
    • Eric Buckson: yes
    • Daniel Cruce: yes
    • Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
    • Gerald W. Hocker: yes
    • Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
    • Russell Huxtable: yes
    • Dave G. Lawson: other
    • S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
    • Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
    • Trey Paradee: yes
    • Brian Pettyjohn: yes
    • Marie Pinkney: yes
    • Nicole Poore: yes
    • Bryant L. Richardson: yes
    • Ray Seigfried: yes
    • David P. Sokola: yes
    • Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
    • Bryan Townsend: yes
    • John "Jack" Walsh: yes
    • David L. Wilson: yes

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