Open Container/Alcohol/Bans in Motor Vehicles

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Delaware is one of five states that does not have an open container law, which is in direct violation of federal regulations. This Bill bans open containers of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles and provides a civil penalty for an offense. A violation of this section would not be entered on an individual’s driving record.

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Apr 6, 2023CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House · House Public Safety & Homeland Security
2. Apr 26, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 4 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · House Public Safety & Homeland Security
3. Jun 26, 2023HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 119 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
4. Jun 27, 2023HouseAmendment HA 1 to HA 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
5. Jun 27, 2023HouseAmendment HA 1 w/HA 1 to HB 119 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
6. Jun 27, 2023HouseAmendment HA 2 to HB 119 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
7. Jun 27, 2023HousePassed By House. Votes: 28 YES 11 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT28–11 vote
8. Jun 28, 2023CommitteeAssigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate · Senate Corrections & Public Safety

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 1 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 10 cosponsors: 5 Democrats, 5 Republicans.

• TD Timothy D. DukesR Primary sponsor · District 40
• VL Valerie LonghurstD Joint sponsor · District 15
• GW Gerald W. HockerR Joint sponsor · District 20