DE HB 317
in committeeAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION VERIFICATION AND ONGOING ELIGIBILITY REVIEW.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
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Did DE HB 317 pass?
Not yet. DE HB 317 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-12): Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 317, and Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
What is DE HB 317 about?
This Bill requires the Division of Motor Vehicles, which is the only state agency that administers automatic voter registration, to conduct an audit of certain voter registrations that: (1) have a non-federally compliant driver's license or identification, (2) their documents predate the implementation of REAL ID, and (3) obtained a driver's license or identification card after Automatic Voter Registration took effect June 21, 2023. The Department of Elections, in coordination with the Division of Motor Vehicles, is to report the audit's findings within 1 year of completing the audit.
Who sponsors DE HB 317?
Bryant L. Richardson, Lyndon D. Yearick, Shannon Morris and 4 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 317, joined by 4 cosponsors.
Description
This Bill requires the Division of Motor Vehicles, which is the only state agency that administers automatic voter registration, to conduct an audit of certain voter registrations that: (1) have a non-federally compliant driver's license or identification, (2) their documents predate the implementation of REAL ID, and (3) obtained a driver's license or identification card after Automatic Voter Registration took effect June 21, 2023. The Department of Elections, in coordination with the Division of Motor Vehicles, is to report the audit's findings within 1 year of completing the audit.
- Introduced
- 2026-06-12
- Latest action
- 2026-06-12 — Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 317, and Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
- Lyndon D. Yearickprimary
- Shannon Morrisprimary
- Laura V. Sturgeonprimary
- Franklin D. Cookeprimary
- Bryan W. Shupeprimary
- Eric Bucksonprimary
- Jeff Hilovskycosponsor
- Shannon Morriscosponsor
- Lyndon D. Yearickcosponsor
- Bryant L. Richardsoncosponsor
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Action timeline
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2026-06-12
Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 317, and Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
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