HB 183 DE Became Law
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RESIDENCY.
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Summary
This Act creates a process for the Commissioner of Elections to determine if a candidate or an incumbent elected official for a State or county elected office are residents of the district or area they represent or seek to represent. This Act does not apply to municipalities. The purpose of this Act is to require all candidates for State or county elected offices and incumbent elected officials to have their primary residential address in the area or district they represent or seek to represent.
Sponsors (2)
- Kevin S Hensley Republican · primary
- David L. Wilson Republican · primary
12 coauthors / cosponsors
- Gerald W. Hocker Republican · cosponsor
- Dave G. Lawson Republican · cosponsor
- Paul S. Baumbach · cosponsor
- Ruth Briggs King · cosponsor
- Richard G. Collins Republican · cosponsor
- Timothy D. Dukes Republican · cosponsor
- Ronald E. Gray Republican · cosponsor
- Valerie Longhurst · cosponsor
- Michael Ramone · cosponsor
- Daniel B. Short Republican · cosponsor
- Michael F. Smith Republican · cosponsor
- Lyndon D. Yearick Republican · cosponsor
Action history (16)
- May 12, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House · lower
- May 18, 2021 Amendment HA 1 to HB 183 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
- Jan 11, 2022 Amendment HA 2 to HB 183 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
- Jan 11, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · lower
- May 3, 2022 Amendment HA 1 to HB 183 - Stricken in House · lower
- May 3, 2022 Amendment HA 2 to HB 183 - Passed In House by Voice Vote · lower
- May 3, 2022 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
- May 3, 2022 Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate · upper
- May 18, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · upper
- Jun 30, 2022 Amendment SA 1 to HB 183 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
- Jun 30, 2022 Amendment SA 2 to HB 183 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
- Jun 30, 2022 Amendment SA 1 to HB 183 - Stricken in Senate · upper
- Jun 30, 2022 Amendment SA 2 to HB 183 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
- Jun 30, 2022 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
- Jul 1, 2022 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 NOT VOTING · lower
- Jul 22, 2022 Signed by Governor · executive
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