DE HB 189
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STATE MIGRATORY BIRD.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
Description
This Act designates the Red Knot as the State migratory bird.
- Introduced
- 2025-06-05
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-07-16 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- William J. Carsonprimary
- Melanie Ross Levinprimary
- Sophie Phillipsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-06-05
Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2025-06-11
Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 9 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2025-06-12
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT
passage
2025-06-12
Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2025-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-26
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
passage
2025-07-16
Signed by Governor
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Versions
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Documents
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Votes
SM
2025-06-12 · pass · 37-0
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: other
- 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: yes
- 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: yes
- Bryan W. Shupe: yes
- Claire Snyder-Hall: other
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: other
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
2/3
2025-06-26 · pass · 21-0
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: yes
- 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
Related bills
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