Delaware · Senate Concurrent Resolution 166 · 152nd General Assembly

MARKING MAY 17, 2024, AS THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA, AND COMMEMORATING DELAWARE’S PART IN THAT LANDMARK CASE.

SCR 166 Sponsored by Marie Pinkney Adopted

  1. Introduced May 16, 2024
  2. In committee  
  3. Adopted by the Senate May 16, 2024
  4. Adopted by the House May 16, 2024

What it does

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

This resolution marks May 17, 2024, as the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case and honors the courage and fortitude of all who sparked the action leading to the Bulah v. Gebhart and Belton v. Gebhart cases in Delaware. It also recognizes that the work against institutional racism must be continued by all Delawareans.

Every action

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

  1. SenateIntroduced in Senate
  2. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT20–0 vote
  3. HousePassed In House by Voice Vote

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 1 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT · Full Senate

Passed 20–0
May 16, 2024 · journal entry
Yes 20 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 14 yes, 0 no Republicans: 6 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 20

Absent · 1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 21 cosponsors: 15 Democrats, 6 Republicans.

All 21 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.