HB 446 DE
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND STATE FORESTRY.
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Summary
This act makes technical corrections to Delaware's agriculture and state forestry code to conform to the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual standards. It adds definitions for urban forestry, urban forest, and urban tree canopy. The act reorganizes code sections to align with current legislative drafting guidance.
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Official abstract
This bill makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual, adds definitions for “urban forestry,” “urban forest,” and “Urban Tree Canopy,” and transfers § 1011 to § 1001 consistent with current legislative drafting guidance.
Sponsors (5)
- William J. Carson Democratic · primary
- Russell Huxtable Democratic · primary
- Ray Seigfried Democratic · primary
- David L. Wilson Republican · primary
- Stell Parker Selby · primary
Action history (8)
- May 21, 2026 Introduced and Assigned to Agriculture Committee in House · lower
- Jun 10, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in House with 10 On Its Merits · lower
- Jun 11, 2026 Amendment HA 1 to HB 446 - Introduced and Placed With Bill · lower
- Jun 11, 2026 Amendment HA 1 to HB 446 - Passed In House by Voice Vote · lower
- Jun 11, 2026 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
- Jun 11, 2026 Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate · upper
- Jun 17, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · upper
- Jun 23, 2026 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
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