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DE SB 2

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AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO VOTING.

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

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Did DE SB 2 pass?

The current status of DE SB 2 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-03-26): Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT

What is DE SB 2 about?

This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 2. This Act differs from Senate Bill No. 2 in that it incorporates technical corrections made to the Delaware Constitution by House Bill No. 10 (153rd General Assembly). Like Senate Bill No. 2, this Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to specifically authorize early, in-person voting for the general election, a primary election, and a special election filling a vacancy in the General Assembly. Specifically, this Act provides that early, in-person voting is to occur on 10 calendar days before the date of the general election, primary election, and special election, including the Saturday and Sunday immediately before the election. Amending the Delaware Constitution requires not only the passing of the changes in this Act, but also passage of the same changes after the next general election by the next General Assembly. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend the Delaware Constitution.

Who sponsors DE SB 2?

Madinah Wilson-Anton, Brian Pettyjohn, Melanie Ross Levin and 20 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 2.

Description

This Act is a substitute for Senate Bill No. 2. This Act differs from Senate Bill No. 2 in that it incorporates technical corrections made to the Delaware Constitution by House Bill No. 10 (153rd General Assembly). Like Senate Bill No. 2, this Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to specifically authorize early, in-person voting for the general election, a primary election, and a special election filling a vacancy in the General Assembly. Specifically, this Act provides that early, in-person voting is to occur on 10 calendar days before the date of the general election, primary election, and special election, including the Saturday and Sunday immediately before the election. Amending the Delaware Constitution requires not only the passing of the changes in this Act, but also passage of the same changes after the next general election by the next General Assembly. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend the Delaware Constitution.

Introduced
2025-04-09
Latest action
2026-03-26 — Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Madinah Wilson-Antonprimary
  • Brian Pettyjohnprimary
  • Melanie Ross Levinprimary
  • Cyndie Romerprimary
  • Edward S. Osienskiprimary
  • Eric Morrisonprimary
  • Trey Paradeeprimary
  • Spiros Mantzavinosprimary
  • Kerri Evelyn Harrisprimary
  • Nicole Pooreprimary
  • Mara Gormanprimary
  • Sarah McBrideprimary
  • Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
  • Bryan Townsendprimary
  • David P. Sokolaprimary
  • Stell Parker Selbyprimary
  • Franklin D. Cookeprimary
  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Russell Huxtableprimary
  • William Bushprimary
  • Laura V. Sturgeonprimary
  • Marie Pinkneyprimary
  • Darius J. Brownprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-26

    Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT

    passage

  2. 2025-05-21

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

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,committee-passage-unfavorable

  3. 2025-04-15

    Assigned to Administration Committee in House

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  4. 2025-04-10

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    passage

  5. 2025-04-09

    was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 2

    introduction

Versions

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Documents

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Votes

  • 2/3

    2025-04-10 · 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

  • 2/3

    2026-03-26 · pass · 39-1

    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: 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: other
    • Bryan W. Shupe: yes
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: no
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: yes
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: yes

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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142098

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