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DE SB 43

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE BOARD OF PLUMBING, HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION EXAMINERS.

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

Description

This Act limits the ability to set professional standards and licensing requirements for plumbing or HVACR licensees to the Board of Plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Examiners. This Act requires a 2/3 vote requirement because it indirectly impacts a municipal charter.

Introduced
2025-01-10
Status date
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Latest action
2025-03-18 — Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
  • Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
  • John "Jack" Walshprimary
  • Bryan Townsendprimary
  • Nicole Pooreprimary
  • Brian Pettyjohnprimary
  • Russell Huxtableprimary
  • Edward S. Osienskiprimary
  • Spiros Mantzavinosprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-10

    Introduced and Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2025-01-14

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

    introduction,referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-16

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 43 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  4. 2025-01-21

    Amendment SA 2 to SB 43 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  5. 2025-01-23

    Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 4 Favorable

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-01-30

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 43 - Stricken in Senate

  7. 2025-01-30

    Amendment SA 2 to SB 43 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 VACANT

    amendment-passage

  8. 2025-01-30

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 3 NO 2 VACANT

    passage

  9. 2025-03-06

    Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  10. 2025-03-11

    Re-Assigned to Labor Committee in House

    introduction,referral-committee

  11. 2025-03-18

    Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 2/3

    2025-01-30 · pass · 16-3

    Member-level votes (19)
    • Darius J. Brown: no
    • Eric Buckson: yes
    • Stephanie L. Hansen: no
    • Gerald W. Hocker: yes
    • Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
    • Russell Huxtable: yes
    • Dave G. Lawson: yes
    • S. Elizabeth Lockman: no
    • Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
    • Trey Paradee: yes
    • Brian Pettyjohn: yes
    • Marie Pinkney: yes
    • Nicole Poore: yes
    • Bryant L. Richardson: yes
    • David P. Sokola: yes
    • Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
    • Bryan Townsend: yes
    • John "Jack" Walsh: yes
    • David L. Wilson: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141768

Attribution

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