Delaware · Senate Bill 136 · 152nd General Assembly

JLOSC/Review/Delaware State Arts Council/Updates

  1. Introduced May 19, 2023
  2. In committee May 19, 2023
  3. Passed the Senate Jun 13, 2023
  4. Passed the House Jun 22, 2023
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 25, 2023

What it does

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

This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's review of the Delaware State Arts Council, and does the following: - Removes or updates outdated language. - Clarifies Council members' terms. - Updates the method for chair selection and provides that this update does not take effect until the current chair resigns or the chair position is otherwise vacant. - Clarifies quorum.…

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This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's review of the Delaware State Arts Council, and does the following: - Removes or updates outdated language. - Clarifies Council members' terms. - Updates the method for chair selection and provides that this update does not take effect until the current chair resigns or the chair position is otherwise vacant. - Clarifies quorum. - Clarifies that the Delaware Division for the Arts provides reasonable staff support to assist the Council. - Clarifies the Council's authority to create subcommittees. - Clarifies that Council members may participate in the grant review process as needed. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate · Senate Legislative Oversight & Sunset
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · Senate Legislative Oversight & Sunset
  3. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House · House Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · House Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)
  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 8 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 4 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.