DE HB 170
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MICROBREWERIES.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
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Quick answers
Did DE HB 170 pass?
Yes. DE HB 170 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-24): Signed by Governor
What is DE HB 170 about?
Currently, the microbrewery statute permits a business to own 1 microbrewery and up to 2 brewpubs (a microbrewery that also has a restaurant as part of its business). This legislation would permit a microbrewery to choose to operate either 2 brewpubs or 1 additional microbrewery and 1 brewpub, under common ownership. The total number of licenses the business could hold remains 3, but it allows the business to choose 2 microbreweries and 1 brewpub, or 1 microbrewery and 2 brewpubs. A microbrewery can also choose to operate just one establishment.
Who sponsors DE HB 170?
Bryan Townsend, David P. Sokola, Marie Pinkney and 8 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 170, joined by 7 cosponsors.
Description
Currently, the microbrewery statute permits a business to own 1 microbrewery and up to 2 brewpubs (a microbrewery that also has a restaurant as part of its business). This legislation would permit a microbrewery to choose to operate either 2 brewpubs or 1 additional microbrewery and 1 brewpub, under common ownership. The total number of licenses the business could hold remains 3, but it allows the business to choose 2 microbreweries and 1 brewpub, or 1 microbrewery and 2 brewpubs. A microbrewery can also choose to operate just one establishment.
- Introduced
- 2025-05-15
- Latest action
- 2025-06-24 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Bryan Townsendprimary
- David P. Sokolaprimary
- Marie Pinkneyprimary
- Josue O Ortegaprimary
- Russell Huxtableprimary
- Franklin D. Cookeprimary
- Lyndon D. Yearickprimary
- Sarah McBrideprimary
- William Bushprimary
- Debra Heffernanprimary
- Daniel Cruceprimary
- Lyndon D. Yearickcosponsor
- Eric Bucksoncosponsor
- Russell Huxtablecosponsor
- S. Elizabeth Lockmancosponsor
- Marie Pinkneycosponsor
- David P. Sokolacosponsor
- Bryan Townsendcosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2025-06-24
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-06-17
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
passage
2025-06-12
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2025-05-22
Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2025-05-22
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT
passage
2025-05-20
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-15
Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
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Votes
SM
2025-05-22 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (41)
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
- Richard G. Collins: yes
- 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: other
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: yes
- Michael F. Smith: yes
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: yes
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: yes
- Josue O Ortega: other
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- Stell Parker Selby: other
- Sophie Phillips: other
- Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
- Cyndie Romer: yes
- Melanie Ross Levin: yes
- Sherae'a Moore: yes
- Bryan W. Shupe: yes
- Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: other
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
SM
2025-06-17 · pass · 20-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- 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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