Delaware · House Bill 319 · 152nd General Assembly

DHR/Policy/Nepotism Restrictions

  1. Introduced Feb 29, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 29, 2024
  3. Passed the House Jun 13, 2024
  4. Passed the Senate Jun 30, 2024
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Nov 1, 2024

What it does

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

This Act requires the Department of Human Resources to develop an executive branch policy restricting nepotism in state employment and prohibiting supervision of a state employee by a relative. It further requires the legislative and judicial branches, as well as offices headed by other elected officials to develop and implement comparable policies.

Every action

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

Show the 5 earlier steps
  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House · House Administration
  2. HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 319 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  3. HouseAmendment HA 2 to HB 319 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  4. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits · House Administration
  5. HouseAmendment HA 3 to HB 319 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  1. HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 319 - Stricken in House
  2. HouseAmendment HA 2 to HB 319 - Stricken in House
  3. HouseAmendment HA 3 to HB 319 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  4. HousePassed By House. Votes: 38 YES 1 NO 2 ABSENT38–1 vote
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate · Senate Elections & Government Affairs
  6. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · Senate Elections & Government Affairs
  7. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  8. GovernorSigned 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 8 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

All 8 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.