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DE HB 336

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AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF LAUREL RELATING TO THE POWER TO BORROW MONEY AND ISSUE BONDS.

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

Description

This Act amends the Charter of the Town of Laurel by authorizing the Town to borrow money from any federal, state, local government, or quasi-government funding source provided such funding: (i) bears no interest on the principal, (ii) requires no principal payments by the Town, and (iii) provides for complete forgiveness (100%) of the principal.

Introduced
2026-04-09
Status date
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Latest action
2026-06-24 — Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
  • Timothy D. Dukesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-09

    Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

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  2. 2026-05-06

    Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits

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  3. 2026-05-12

    Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

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  4. 2026-05-12

    Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate

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  5. 2026-05-21

    Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 5 Favorable

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  6. 2026-06-24

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

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Versions

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Documents

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Votes

  • 2/3

    2026-05-12 · pass · 40-0

    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: 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: yes
    • 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
    • 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

  • 3/4

    2026-06-24 · 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

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=143034

Attribution

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