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DE HR 19

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AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL SESSION.

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

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Did DE HR 19 pass?

The current status of DE HR 19 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2025-11-13): Passed By House. Votes: 22 YES 15 NO 1 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT

What is DE HR 19 about?

This House Substitute for House Resolution No. 19, like the original, changes the Rules of the House of Representatives of the 153rd Assembly by permitting remote attendance and participation by members at a special session, so long as a quorum of the House is physically present in Dover. Authorization of the Speaker of the House is required for remote participation. The definition of “special session” in this substitute differs in that for purposes of remote participation by a member, it is only allowed “during any portion of the calendar year that does not fall between the second Tuesday in January and the first day of July.” The original House Resolution would have included a special session after 5:00 p.m. on June 30 as well. The definition of “special session” includes a convening of the General Assembly under § 16 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution. This substitute also differs from the original in that if the Speaker denies a request to participate remotely, the Speaker must include the reason for the denial in the Speaker’s written response. It also requires that a member participating remotely must appear on camera when voting or responding to an attendance roll call.

Who sponsors DE HR 19?

Kerri Evelyn Harris, Trey Paradee, Edward S. Osienski are the primary sponsors of DE HR 19.

Description

This House Substitute for House Resolution No. 19, like the original, changes the Rules of the House of Representatives of the 153rd Assembly by permitting remote attendance and participation by members at a special session, so long as a quorum of the House is physically present in Dover. Authorization of the Speaker of the House is required for remote participation. The definition of “special session” in this substitute differs in that for purposes of remote participation by a member, it is only allowed “during any portion of the calendar year that does not fall between the second Tuesday in January and the first day of July.” The original House Resolution would have included a special session after 5:00 p.m. on June 30 as well. The definition of “special session” includes a convening of the General Assembly under § 16 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution. This substitute also differs from the original in that if the Speaker denies a request to participate remotely, the Speaker must include the reason for the denial in the Speaker’s written response. It also requires that a member participating remotely must appear on camera when voting or responding to an attendance roll call.

Introduced
2025-11-07
Latest action
2025-11-13 — Passed By House. Votes: 22 YES 15 NO 1 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT
Bill type
resolution
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Sponsors

  • Kerri Evelyn Harrisprimary
  • Trey Paradeeprimary
  • Edward S. Osienskiprimary

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Action timeline

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  1. 2025-11-13

    Passed By House. Votes: 22 YES 15 NO 1 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT

    passage

  2. 2025-11-07

    was introduced and adopted in lieu of HR 19

    introduction

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Votes

  • SM

    2025-11-13 · pass · 22-15

    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: other
    • Mara Gorman: yes
    • Ronald E. Gray: no
    • Krista Griffith: yes
    • Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
    • Debra Heffernan: yes
    • Kevin S Hensley: no
    • Jeff Hilovsky: no
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: no
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: yes
    • Kamela T Smith: yes
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: other
    • Michael F. Smith: no
    • Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
    • Shannon Morris: no
    • Eric Morrison: other
    • DeShanna U Neal: yes
    • Josue O Ortega: other
    • 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: no
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: no

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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142719

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