Bill Commons

DE SB 185

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS SOLD FOR OFF-PREMISE CONSUMPTION.

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

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Quick answers

Did DE SB 185 pass?

Yes. DE SB 185 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-19): Signed by Governor

What is DE SB 185 about?

This Act would allow valid on-premise license holders to sell 1 bottle of a private label spirit purchased from a Delaware licensed importer that is either limited availability or limited allocation. The Act also corrects a typographical error and changes 2750 ML bottles of wine to 2 750 bottles of wine.

Who sponsors DE SB 185?

Claire Snyder-Hall, William J. Carson, Brian Pettyjohn and 2 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 185, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

This Act would allow valid on-premise license holders to sell 1 bottle of a private label spirit purchased from a Delaware licensed importer that is either limited availability or limited allocation. The Act also corrects a typographical error and changes 2750 ML bottles of wine to 2 750 bottles of wine.

Introduced
2025-06-11
Latest action
2026-05-19 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • William J. Carsonprimary
  • Brian Pettyjohnprimary
  • S. Elizabeth Lockmanprimary
  • Kimberly Williamsprimary
  • William J. Carsoncosponsor
  • Claire Snyder-Hallcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-19

    Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-04-21

    Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 1 NO 3 ABSENT

    passage

  3. 2026-04-14

    Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 10 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  4. 2026-03-05

    Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-29

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    passage

  6. 2026-01-29

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 185 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    amendment-passage

  7. 2026-01-28

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 185 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  8. 2025-06-25

    Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  9. 2025-06-11

    Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SM

    2026-01-29 · 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
  • SM

    2026-04-21 · pass · 37-1

    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: yes
    • Timothy D. Dukes: yes
    • Mara Gorman: yes
    • Ronald E. Gray: yes
    • Krista Griffith: yes
    • Kerri Evelyn Harris: other
    • Debra Heffernan: yes
    • Kevin S Hensley: yes
    • Jeff Hilovsky: yes
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: yes
    • Kendra Johnson: yes
    • Kimberly Williams: yes
    • Kamela T Smith: other
    • Larry Lambert: yes
    • Sean M. Lynn: 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.: yes
    • Cyndie Romer: yes
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: yes
    • Bryan W. Shupe: no
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: yes

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