Bill Commons

DE SB 195

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF DELMAR RELATING TO NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS AND THE POWER TO BORROW MONEY AND ISSUE BONDS.

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

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Quick answers

Did DE SB 195 pass?

Yes. DE SB 195 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-30): Signed by Governor

What is DE SB 195 about?

This Act updates the Town of Delmar's Charter as follows: 1) changes the time period in which a candidate must notify the town manager of their candidacy from 10 to 30 days, 2) updates a portion of the charter that was intended to be updated in HB 396 of the 152nd general assembly to increase Delmar's bonding limit from $1,000,000 to $10,000,000, 3) updates the language describing the circumstances in which a voter may be denied to include no longer being a resident of Delmar or other disqualification as described within Delmar's Charter, and 4) changes the word "biannually" to "biennially".

Who sponsors DE SB 195?

Timothy D. Dukes, Bryant L. Richardson are the primary sponsors of DE SB 195.

Description

This Act updates the Town of Delmar's Charter as follows: 1) changes the time period in which a candidate must notify the town manager of their candidacy from 10 to 30 days, 2) updates a portion of the charter that was intended to be updated in HB 396 of the 152nd general assembly to increase Delmar's bonding limit from $1,000,000 to $10,000,000, 3) updates the language describing the circumstances in which a voter may be denied to include no longer being a resident of Delmar or other disqualification as described within Delmar's Charter, and 4) changes the word "biannually" to "biennially".

Introduced
2025-06-25
Latest action
2025-06-30 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Timothy D. Dukesprimary
  • Bryant L. Richardsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-30

    Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-06-30

    Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT

    passage

  3. 2025-06-27

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

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2025-06-27

    Assigned to Administration Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2025-06-26

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    passage

  6. 2025-06-26

    Lifted From Table in Senate

  7. 2025-06-26

    Suspension of Rules in Senate

  8. 2025-06-25

    Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate

    introduction

Versions

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Documents

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Votes

  • 2/3

    2025-06-26 · 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

  • 3/4

    2025-06-30 · 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

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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142632

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