DE SB 27

enacted

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS.

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

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Quick answers

Did DE SB 27 pass?

Yes. DE SB 27 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Signed by Governor

What is DE SB 27 about?

This Act establishes the Office of New Americans to help improve the lives and economic prosperity of new Americans who come to Delaware and of all Delawareans generally.

Who sponsors DE SB 27?

Cyndie Romer, Mara Gorman, David L. Wilson and 21 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 27.

Description

This Act establishes the Office of New Americans to help improve the lives and economic prosperity of new Americans who come to Delaware and of all Delawareans generally.

Introduced: 2025-01-03
Latest action: 2026-09-30 — Signed by Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-09-30
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
passage
2026-06-25
Passed By House. Votes: 34 YES 2 NO 5 ABSENT
passage
2026-06-25
Amendment HA 1 to SB 27 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
amendment-passage
2026-06-16
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-05-06
Amendment HA 1 to SB 27 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2026-01-29
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-01-28
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2026-01-15
Assigned to Administration Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
2026-01-14
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
passage
2026-01-14
Amendment SA 2 to SB 27 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 NO
amendment-passage
2026-01-14
Amendment SA 2 to SB 27 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2026-01-14
Amendment SA 1 to SB 27 - Stricken in Senate
2026-01-14
Amendment SA 1 to SB 27 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2026-01-13
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2025-03-19
Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2025-03-19
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-03
Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

Votes

SM
2026-01-14 · 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
2026-06-25 · pass · 34-2
Member-level votes (41)
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
- Richard G. Collins: no
- Franklin D. Cooke: yes
- Daniel B. Short: yes
- Timothy D. Dukes: yes
- Mara Gorman: other
- Ronald E. Gray: yes
- Krista Griffith: yes
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: other
- 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: 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: no
- Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: other
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
- Alonna Berry: yes
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
SM
2026-06-30 · 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

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