Delaware · Senate Bill 109 · 152nd General Assembly

Animals/Impounding/State/30 to 15 Days/Ownership

  1. Introduced May 4, 2023
  2. In committee May 4, 2023
  3. Passed the Senate May 16, 2023
  4. Passed the House Jun 27, 2023
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Aug 24, 2023

What it does

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

Under this bill, when the State incurs costs for impounding an animal and the owner fails to pay the costs, the time in which ownership of the animal reverts to the State is reduced from 30 days to 15 days.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate · Senate Health & Social Services
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · Senate Health & Social Services
  3. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · House Health & Human Development
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits · House Health & Human Development
  6. HousePassed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT38–0 vote
  7. 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 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

All 2 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.