Delaware · House Bill 135 · 152nd General Assembly

Supreme Court/Geographic Diversity Required

HB 135 Sponsored by Sean M. Lynn Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Apr 21, 2023
  2. In committee Apr 21, 2023
  3. Passed the House Apr 27, 2023
  4. Died  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

This bill requires that of the five Justices appointed to the Supreme Court, at least one is a resident of Kent County, at least one is a resident of Sussex County and at least two are residents of New Castle County.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · House Judiciary
  3. HousePassed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT37–0 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Executive Committee in Senate · Senate Executive

Roll calls

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

Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT · Full House

Passed 37–0
Apr 27, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 4
Democrats: 23 yes, 0 no Republicans: 14 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Absent · 4

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 12 cosponsors: 8 Republicans, 4 Democrats.

All 12 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.