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DE HCR 147

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REQUESTING THAT THE COURT OF CHANCERY PROVIDE A REPORT ON THE FEASIBILITY OF MAKING AUDIO RECORDINGS OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AND A RANDOMIZED, AUTOMATED CASE ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM.

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

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Did DE HCR 147 pass?

The current status of DE HCR 147 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-07-01): Passed By House. Votes: 26 YES 11 NO 4 NOT VOTING

What is DE HCR 147 about?

This House Concurrent Resolution requests that the Court of Chancery submit a report to the General Assembly on the following: (1) The feasibility of audio recording and publicly posting all Court of Chancery proceedings, with exceptions for confidential matters. (2) Proposed statutory language to codify a randomized, automated case assignment system in the Court of Chancery, including equipment and technology that will be used to randomly assign cases. The report must be submitted to the General Assembly and the Director and the Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services no later than December 31, 2026.

Who sponsors DE HCR 147?

David L. Wilson, Dave G. Lawson, Laura V. Sturgeon and 2 others are the primary sponsors of DE HCR 147.

Description

This House Concurrent Resolution requests that the Court of Chancery submit a report to the General Assembly on the following: (1) The feasibility of audio recording and publicly posting all Court of Chancery proceedings, with exceptions for confidential matters. (2) Proposed statutory language to codify a randomized, automated case assignment system in the Court of Chancery, including equipment and technology that will be used to randomly assign cases. The report must be submitted to the General Assembly and the Director and the Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services no later than December 31, 2026.

Introduced
2026-06-09
Latest action
2026-07-01 — Passed By House. Votes: 26 YES 11 NO 4 NOT VOTING
Bill type
concurrent resolution
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • David L. Wilsonprimary
  • Dave G. Lawsonprimary
  • Laura V. Sturgeonprimary
  • Franklin D. Cookeprimary
  • Michael F. Smithprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-07-01

    Passed By House. Votes: 26 YES 11 NO 4 NOT VOTING

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  2. 2026-07-01

    Amendment HA 2 to HCR 147 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

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  3. 2026-07-01

    Amendment HA 1 to HCR 147 - Stricken in House

  4. 2026-06-29

    Amendment HA 2 to HCR 147 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

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  5. 2026-06-23

    Amendment HA 1 to HCR 147 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

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  6. 2026-06-17

    Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

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  7. 2026-06-09

    Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

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Votes

  • SM

    2026-07-01 · pass · 26-11

    Member-level votes (41)
    • Alonna Berry: other
    • Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
    • Frank Burns: other
    • 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: no
    • Ronald E. Gray: yes
    • Krista Griffith: no
    • Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
    • Debra Heffernan: no
    • Kevin S Hensley: yes
    • Jeff Hilovsky: yes
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: no
    • Kamela T Smith: other
    • Larry Lambert: no
    • Sean M. Lynn: no
    • Michael F. Smith: yes
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: yes
    • Eric Morrison: yes
    • DeShanna U Neal: other
    • Josue O Ortega: yes
    • Edward S. Osienski: yes
    • Sophie Phillips: no
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
    • Cyndie Romer: no
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: no
    • Bryan W. Shupe: yes
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: no
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: no
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: yes

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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=143476

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