SB 31 DE

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This Act is the second leg of a constitutional amendment to add race, color, and national origin to § 21 of Article I of the Delaware Constitution to explicitly declare that protection against discrimination based on race, color, and national origin is one of Delaware's fundamental rights. The first leg of this constitutional amendment was Senate Bill 191 of the 150th General Assembly, published in Chapter 287 of Volume 82 of the Laws of Delaware. On passage of this second leg by this General Assembly this amendment will become part of the Delaware Constitution. Since the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, with Delaware ratifying it in 1901, at least 15 states have added a provision to their state constitution that prohibits the denial or abridgement of equal rights under the law based on race, color, or national origin. In 2019, Delaware amended the state constitution to prohibit the denial or abridgement of equal rights under the law based on sex, but no such prohibition exists as to race, color, or national origin. 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 when the General Assembly amends the Delaware Constitution.

• Darius J. Brown Democratic · primary
• Ernesto B. Lopez · primary
• Bryan Townsend Democratic · primary
• Marie Pinkney Democratic · primary
• Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic · primary
• Sherry Dorsey Walker · primary
• Kendra Johnson Democratic · primary
• Larry Lambert Democratic · primary
• Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic · primary
• Sherae'a Moore Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate · upper
2. Jan 21, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 Favorable · upper
3. Jan 21, 2021 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
4. Jan 22, 2021 Assigned to Administration Committee in House · lower
5. Jan 26, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits · lower
6. Jan 28, 2021 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Bill Text · HTML
• Bill Text · PDF