Bill Commons

DE HJR 7

enacted

DIRECTING THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION TO WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO CREATE A REGULATORY SANDBOX FRAMEWORK FOR THE TESTING OF INNOVATIVE AND NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES THAT UTILIZE AGENTIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

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

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Quick answers

Did DE HJR 7 pass?

Yes. DE HJR 7 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-07-23): Signed by Governor

What is DE HJR 7 about?

This Joint Resolution directing the Artificial Intelligence Commission to work in collaboration with the Secretary of State to create a regulatory sandbox framework for the testing of innovative and novel technologies that utilize agentic artificial intelligence.

Who sponsors DE HJR 7?

Brian Pettyjohn, Melanie Ross Levin, Bryan Townsend and 4 others are the primary sponsors of DE HJR 7.

Description

This Joint Resolution directing the Artificial Intelligence Commission to work in collaboration with the Secretary of State to create a regulatory sandbox framework for the testing of innovative and novel technologies that utilize agentic artificial intelligence.

Introduced
2025-06-25
Latest action
2025-07-23 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Brian Pettyjohnprimary
  • Melanie Ross Levinprimary
  • Bryan Townsendprimary
  • Cyndie Romerprimary
  • Krista Griffithprimary
  • Jeffrey N. Spiegelmanprimary
  • Stephanie L. Hansenprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-07-23

    Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-06-30

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    passage

  3. 2025-06-30

    Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  4. 2025-06-26

    Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2025-06-26

    Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT

    passage

  6. 2025-06-26

    Amendment HA 1 to HJR 7 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

    amendment-passage

  7. 2025-06-25

    Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-06-25

    Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SM

    2025-06-26 · pass · 40-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • 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: yes
  • 2/3

    2025-06-30 · 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

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