DE HB 384
died on adjournmentAN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO OPEN-END CONTRACTING FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
Description
This Act amends the Delaware Code to allow open-end contracts for highway construction or reconstruction for up to five (5) years. This Act is intended to conform Delaware’s procurement statutes to the time limits permitted for contracts by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and still ensure that adequate security is maintained to cover all bids and ongoing work.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-30
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-06-25 — Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Eric Morrisonprimary
- John "Jack" Walshprimary
- Alonna Berryprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-04-30
Introduced and Assigned to Transportation Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-05-20
Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in House with 9 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-09
Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 1 NO 5 ABSENT
passage
2026-06-09
Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
passage
Versions
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Documents
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Votes
2/3
2026-06-09 · pass · 35-1
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: other
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: other
- Jeff Hilovsky: no
- Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: yes
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: yes
- 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
- Sophie Phillips: yes
- Charles S Postles Jr.: other
- 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: yes
2/3
2026-06-25 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- 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
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: yes
Related bills
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