DE HB 22

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 AND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CONSTABLES.

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

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Did DE HB 22 pass?

Yes. DE HB 22 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-04-14): Signed by Governor

What is DE HB 22 about?

This Act provides that commissioned constables have the authority to direct traffic, if they are doing so while in the performance of the lawful duties of employment. In addition to explicitly granting constables this power under § 5609 of Title 24, the Act adds constables to the list in § 4103 of Title 21 of persons invested by law with the authority to direct, control, or regulate vehicle and pedestrian traffic. These changes will enable constables to provide additional public safety support to employers such as schools, which may benefit from assistance with directing traffic during busy times of day such as pickup and drop off. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Who sponsors DE HB 22?

David L. Wilson, Brian Pettyjohn, Dave G. Lawson and 23 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 22, joined by 27 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2024-12-19
Latest action: 2025-04-14 — Signed by Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-04-14
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-03-26
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
passage
2025-03-19
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2025-01-28
Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2025-01-28
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT
passage
2025-01-22
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 2 Favorable, 14 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2024-12-19
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee

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Votes

SM
2025-01-28 · 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: other
- 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: other
- Michael F. Smith: other
- 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: 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
2025-03-26 · 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

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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141726

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