DE HB 188

in committee

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

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

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Did DE HB 188 pass?

Not yet. DE HB 188 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-10-05): Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

What is DE HB 188 about?

This Act allows Delaware voters who are not affiliated with a political party to vote in a political party's primary election. Currently there are approximately 170,000 registered Delaware voters who are not affiliated with a political party. Members of a political party are not allowed to crossover and vote in another political party's primary election

Who sponsors DE HB 188?

John "Jack" Walsh, Sarah McBride, Franklin D. Cooke and 3 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 188.

Description

Introduced: 2025-06-05
Latest action: 2026-10-05 — Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-10-05
Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 22 YES 17 NO 2 NOT VOTING
passage
2026-06-30
Amendment HA 1 to HB 188 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
amendment-passage
2026-03-11
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-11
Amendment HA 1 to HB 188 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2025-06-05
Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee

Versions

HA 1 to HB 188Compare
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Documents

Votes

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2026-06-30 · pass · 22-17
Member-level votes (41)
- Alonna Berry: yes
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: no
- 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: no
- Ronald E. Gray: yes
- Krista Griffith: yes
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: no
- Debra Heffernan: no
- Kevin S Hensley: yes
- Jeff Hilovsky: yes
- Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: other
- Larry Lambert: no
- Sean M. Lynn: yes
- Michael F. Smith: yes
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: no
- Eric Morrison: no
- DeShanna U Neal: other
- Josue O Ortega: yes
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- Sophie Phillips: no
- Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
- Cyndie Romer: no
- Melanie Ross Levin: no
- Sherae'a Moore: yes
- Bryan W. Shupe: no
- Claire Snyder-Hall: no
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: no
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: no
- Lyndon D. Yearick: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142403

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