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DE HB 258

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LICENSES FOR SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

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

Description

This Act allows any municipality with a population of 50,000 or more to establish by ordinance rules for the location of liquor stores that are more restrictive than state law, and requires the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner to refuse a license for any new establishment that does not comply with those rules.

Introduced
2026-01-08
Status date
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Latest action
2026-06-17 — Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Josue O Ortegaprimary
  • Franklin D. Cookeprimary
  • Sarah McBrideprimary
  • Nicole Pooreprimary
  • Ray Seigfriedprimary
  • Darius J. Brownprimary
  • Stephanie T. Boldenprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-08

    Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House

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  2. 2026-03-10

    Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 11 On Its Merits

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  3. 2026-03-19

    Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT

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  4. 2026-03-19

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

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  5. 2026-05-20

    Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

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  6. 2026-06-17

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

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Versions

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Documents

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Votes

  • SM

    2026-03-19 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (41)
    • Alonna Berry: yes
    • 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: other
    • 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: other
    • 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
    • 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: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: other

  • 2/3

    2026-06-17 · pass · 21-0

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Darius J. Brown: yes
    • Bryan Townsend: yes
    • John "Jack" Walsh: yes
    • David L. Wilson: 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

Related bills

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Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142744

Attribution

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