Delaware · Senate Bill 258 · 152nd General Assembly

Autonomous Vehicles/>10,001 Pounds/Prohibit/Operation

SB 258 Sponsored by Spiros Mantzavinos Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Mar 28, 2024
  2. In committee Mar 28, 2024
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the House  
  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 prohibits any autonomous vehicle with a gross weight of 10,001 pounds or more from being operated on a Delaware highway for testing purposes, transporting good, or transporting passengers without a human safety operator being physically present within the autonomous vehicle. A two-thirds vote requirement is required under Section 28 of Article IV of the Delaware Constitution.

Every action

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

Show the 5 earlier steps
  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate · Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation
  2. CommitteeRe-Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
  3. SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 258 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  4. SenateAmendment SA 2 to SB 258 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
  1. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 258
  2. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 258
  3. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 258
  4. SenateSS 1 for SB 258 - - Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
  5. SenateSS 1 for SB 258 - - Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
  6. SenateSS 1 for SB 258 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
  7. HouseSS 1 for SB 258 - Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
  8. HouseSS 1 for SB 258 - Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 6 On Its Merits

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

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

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.