SCR 191 DE
RELATING TO BILL INTRODUCTION LIMITS FOR THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
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Summary
This Senate Concurrent Resolution establishes a rule limiting members of the Delaware General Assembly to introducing five bills per regular legislative session. The resolution provides exceptions for certain types of bills and allows members to request waivers of the limit by filing a request with the Senate Rules & Ethics Committee (for senators) or the House Rules Committee (for representatives). The Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the House must maintain records and issue an annual report by November 1 documenting the number of bills introduced by each member, use of exceptions, waiver requests, and denied introductions. For the current 153rd General Assembly session, bills already introduced do not count toward the limit and each legislator starts at zero bills. The resolution recommends that the 154th General Assembly adopt a similar bill introduction limit rule when it convenes.
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Official abstract
This Senate Concurrent Resolution adopts a rule applicable to both the Senate and House of Representatives to limit the number of bills introduced by members of the General Assembly to 5 bills each regular session. The rule provides for exceptions for certain types of bills and for a process to request a waiver of the bill introduction limit by filing a request with the Senate Rules & Ethics Committee, for Senators, or the House Rules Committee, for Representatives. The rule requires the Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to keep records on and issue a report by November 1 of each year containing the following information: (1) The number of bills introduced by each member. (2) The number of bills introduced by a member under each individual exception under subsection (c) of this rule. (3) The number of bills introduced by a member under subsection (d) of this rule. (4) The number of times each member seeks to introduce a bill that is denied introduction under subsection (e) of this rule. For purposes of the application of this Senate Concurrent Resolution to this General Assembly, because this session is nearly complete, bills introduced to date do not count for purposes of determining the limit and each legislator starts at zero bills introduced. This Senate Concurrent Resolution also recommends that the 154th General Assembly adopt a similar rule when it convenes.
Sponsors (2)
- Eric Buckson Republican · primary
- Lyndon D. Yearick Republican · primary
Action history (2)
- May 19, 2026 Introduced in Senate · upper
- May 19, 2026 Defeated By Senate. Votes: 5 YES 15 NO 1 NOT VOTING · upper
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