HB 130 DE

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This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to enable the General Assembly to designate who is responsible for providing notice of a proposed amendment to the Constitution and how the notice is disseminated. This change gives the General Assembly flexibility in the dissemination of the notice, particularly as technology advances. This Act also changes the timeframe of dissemination from 3 months to between 120 and 90 days. House Bill No. 131 implements the procedure for notice of a proposed amendment to the Delaware Constitution based on the authority granted by this Act. 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 to amend the Delaware Constitution.

• Peter C. Schwartzkopf · primary
• David P. Sokola Democratic · primary

1. Apr 15, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House · lower
2. May 11, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · lower
3. May 14, 2021 Suspension of Rules in House · lower
4. May 18, 2021 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
5. May 18, 2021 Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate · upper
6. Jun 9, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits · upper
7. Jun 29, 2021 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper

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