DE SB 168

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS.

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

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Did DE SB 168 pass?

Yes. DE SB 168 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-23): Signed by Governor

What is DE SB 168 about?

Senate Substitute 1 for SB 168 allows for the delivery of alcoholic liquors from any entity with a valid off-premise license. In addition, this substitute provides that acts of a licensed consumer delivery permittee or a delivery driver are not attributable to the retailer. This substitute bill differs from SB 168 in that it clarifies that § 516 of Title 4 applies to package stores, restaurants, and clubs, and not to hotels, grocery stores, convenience stores, drug stores, tobacco retailers, or cigar stores. This substitute bill also separates a subsection into two parts, addressing curbside sales and deliveries, for purposes of clarity. In addition, this substitute bill provides that a third-party delivery vendor may charge package stores no more than a single, flat rate that is applicable to all package stores that enter into a delivery contract with the third-party delivery vendor—that is, the third-party vendor may not charge a different rate to different stores, or a different rate for different deliveries from the same store. Finally, this substitute bill provides that it takes effect 6 months after its enactment.

Who sponsors DE SB 168?

Marie Pinkney, William Bush, John "Jack" Walsh are the primary sponsors of DE SB 168.

Description

Introduced: 2026-04-21
Latest action: 2026-07-23 — Signed by Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-07-23
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-06-25
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 1 NO 4 ABSENT
passage
2026-06-23
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-16
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-16
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 10 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-06-10
Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-06-09
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
passage
2026-05-20
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-13
Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2026-05-13
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-21
Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 168, and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee

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Votes

SM
2026-06-09 · pass · 20-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: other
- 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
2/3
2026-06-25 · pass · 36-1
Member-level votes (41)
- Alonna Berry: yes
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: 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: other
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: yes
- Krista Griffith: yes
- 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
- Michael F. Smith: yes
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: other
- 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

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