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DE HB 344

died on adjournment

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 15 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

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

Description

This Act clarifies and streamlines the disclosure and enforcement provisions of Delaware’s campaign finance laws. Among other things, this Act does the following: (1) Requires a political committee to submit written documentation of all loans provided to the committee and requires that proceeds of a loan are deposited into the committee’s account within 3 business days. (2) Prohibits candidates from charging interest on personal loans to a candidate committee. (3) Requires political committees to retain records for 5 years, rather than 3 years. (4) Requires the State Election Commissioner to provide the Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust (within the DOJ) with a monthly list of alleged violations of campaign finance laws and further clarifies that the Division must investigate and prosecute violations of campaign finance laws. (5) Expands the 1-time extension permitted for filing tardy reports from 24 hours to 48 hours after the reporting deadline. (6) Requires the Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust to submit an annual report of its activity to the Governor and the General Assembly. (7) Authorizes the Commissioner to create regulations relating to political committee audits. (8) Requires the Commissioner to create a mandatory biennial training program for candidates and treasurers. (9) Prohibits political committees from engaging in campaign finance activities 30 days after the issuance of a citation if the citation has not been resolved in that time.

Introduced
2026-04-09
Status date
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Latest action
2026-07-01 — Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Sarah McBrideprimary
  • Kerri Evelyn Harrisprimary
  • Mara Gormanprimary
  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Darius J. Brownprimary
  • Bryan Townsendprimary
  • Eric Morrisonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-09

    Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-22

    Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in House with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  3. 2026-04-23

    Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  4. 2026-06-04

    Amendment HA 1 to HB 344 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  5. 2026-06-10

    Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  6. 2026-06-11

    Amendment HA 1 to HB 344 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

    amendment-passage

  7. 2026-06-11

    Passed By House. Votes: 24 YES 14 NO 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT

    passage

  8. 2026-06-11

    Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  9. 2026-06-25

    Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-06-25

    Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  11. 2026-06-30

    Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  12. 2026-07-01

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO

    passage

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SM

    2026-06-11 · pass · 24-14

    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: no
    • Franklin D. Cooke: yes
    • Daniel B. Short: no
    • Timothy D. Dukes: no
    • Mara Gorman: yes
    • Ronald E. Gray: no
    • Krista Griffith: yes
    • Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
    • Debra Heffernan: other
    • Kevin S Hensley: other
    • Jeff Hilovsky: no
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: no
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: yes
    • Kamela T Smith: yes
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: yes
    • Michael F. Smith: no
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: no
    • Eric Morrison: yes
    • DeShanna U Neal: other
    • Josue O Ortega: yes
    • Edward S. Osienski: yes
    • Sophie Phillips: yes
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: no
    • Cyndie Romer: yes
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: no
    • Bryan W. Shupe: no
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: no
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: no
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: no

  • SM

    2026-07-01 · pass · 16-5

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Darius J. Brown: yes
    • Eric Buckson: yes
    • Daniel Cruce: yes
    • Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
    • Gerald W. Hocker: no
    • Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
    • Russell Huxtable: yes
    • Dave G. Lawson: no
    • S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
    • Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
    • Trey Paradee: yes
    • Brian Pettyjohn: no
    • Marie Pinkney: yes
    • Nicole Poore: yes
    • Bryant L. Richardson: no
    • Ray Seigfried: yes
    • David P. Sokola: yes
    • Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
    • Bryan Townsend: yes
    • John "Jack" Walsh: yes
    • David L. Wilson: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=143047

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