DE SB 264
passed bothAN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO FILLING A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · upper
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Did DE SB 264 pass?
Not yet law. DE SB 264 has passed both chambers but has not been enacted. Latest recorded action (2026-06-24): Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
What is DE SB 264 about?
This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to hold a special election when there is a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor, unless that vacancy occurs between July 1 of the year in which the Lieutenant Governor is chosen and the date the Lieutenant Governor’s term begins. This Act is modeled after the process of holding a special election for a vacancy for a member of the General Assembly. As with special elections for the General Assembly, the details of the special election process for the Lieutenant Governor will be made part of Title 15 by separate legislation introduced along with the second leg of this constitutional amendment in the 154th 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. 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 also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Who sponsors DE SB 264?
Ray Seigfried, Marie Pinkney, Melanie Ross Levin and 2 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 264, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to hold a special election when there is a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor, unless that vacancy occurs between July 1 of the year in which the Lieutenant Governor is chosen and the date the Lieutenant Governor’s term begins. This Act is modeled after the process of holding a special election for a vacancy for a member of the General Assembly. As with special elections for the General Assembly, the details of the special election process for the Lieutenant Governor will be made part of Title 15 by separate legislation introduced along with the second leg of this constitutional amendment in the 154th 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. 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 also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-24
- Latest action
- 2026-06-24 — Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Ray Seigfriedprimary
- Marie Pinkneyprimary
- Melanie Ross Levinprimary
- Eric Morrisonprimary
- Darius J. Brownprimary
- Stephanie L. Hansencosponsor
- Marie Pinkneycosponsor
- Kendra Johnsoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-24
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
passage
2026-06-17
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,committee-passage-unfavorable
2026-05-21
Assigned to Administration Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-05-20
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
passage
2026-05-06
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-24
Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
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Documents
Votes
2/3
2026-06-24 · pass · 40-0
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: other
- 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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