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DE SB 54

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

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

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Quick answers

Did DE SB 54 pass?

Yes. DE SB 54 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-22): Signed by Governor

What is DE SB 54 about?

This Act is from the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee, to remove the provision that a committee member who participates virtually in a committee meeting is not counted toward quorum.

Who sponsors DE SB 54?

Melanie Ross Levin, Josue O Ortega, Valerie Jones Giltner and 7 others are the primary sponsors of DE SB 54.

Description

This Act is from the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee, to remove the provision that a committee member who participates virtually in a committee meeting is not counted toward quorum.

Introduced
2025-02-20
Latest action
2025-05-22 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Melanie Ross Levinprimary
  • Josue O Ortegaprimary
  • Valerie Jones Giltnerprimary
  • Richard G. Collinsprimary
  • Bryant L. Richardsonprimary
  • Nicole Pooreprimary
  • Brian Pettyjohnprimary
  • Russell Huxtableprimary
  • Cyndie Romerprimary
  • Kyra L. Hoffnerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-22

    Signed by Governor

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  2. 2025-05-06

    Passed By House. Votes: 31 YES 2 NO 8 ABSENT

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  3. 2025-04-17

    Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 4 On Its Merits

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  4. 2025-04-09

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

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  5. 2025-04-08

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

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  6. 2025-03-26

    Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits

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  7. 2025-02-20

    Introduced and Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SM

    2025-04-08 · 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

    2025-05-06 · pass · 31-2

    Member-level votes (41)
    • 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: no
    • Valerie Jones Giltner: other
    • 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
    • Stell Parker Selby: other
    • Sophie Phillips: yes
    • Charles S Postles Jr.: yes
    • Cyndie Romer: yes
    • Melanie Ross Levin: yes
    • Sherae'a Moore: other
    • Bryan W. Shupe: no
    • Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
    • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: other
    • Jesse R. Vanderwende: other
    • Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
    • Lyndon D. Yearick: yes
    • Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • William Bush: yes
    • William J. Carson: yes
    • Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: other
    • Richard G. Collins: yes
    • Franklin D. Cooke: yes
    • Daniel B. Short: other

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https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141854

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