Delaware · House Bill 180 · 152nd General Assembly

Maypole Dancing/Official State Dance

HB 180 Sponsored by Michael Ramone Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Jun 1, 2023
  2. In committee Jun 1, 2023
  3. Passed the House Jun 15, 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 Act designates Maypole dancing as the official dance of Delaware.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House · House Administration
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · House Administration
  3. HousePassed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
  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: 38 YES 3 ABSENT (2/3 required) · Full House

Passed 38–0
Jun 15, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 38 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 24 yes, 0 no Republicans: 14 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 38

Absent · 3

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 3 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.