Racist Language in DE Code/Remove

What it does

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

This Act makes technical corrections to remove racist language and provisions from the Delaware Code. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual and the current responsibilities of Delaware agencies.

Every action

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

1. Jan 23, 2024CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Housing Committee in House · House Housing
2. Mar 6, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 6 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits · House Housing
3. Mar 14, 2024HousePassed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT38–0 vote
4. Mar 14, 2024CommitteeAssigned to Executive Committee in Senate · Senate Executive
5. Mar 27, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits · Senate Executive
6. Apr 16, 2024SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT20–0 vote
7. Apr 30, 2024GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 6 Democrats.

• MW Madinah Wilson-AntonD Primary sponsor · District 26
• SD Sherry Dorsey WalkerD Joint sponsor · District 3
• KJ Kendra JohnsonD Joint sponsor · District 5
• LL Larry LambertD Joint sponsor · District 7
• MP Marie PinkneyD Joint sponsor · District 13