Delaware · House Bill 161 · 153rd General Assembly

Funeral Establishment Permit/Requirements

  1. Introduced May 14, 2025
  2. In committee May 14, 2025
  3. Passed the House Jun 12, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate Jun 26, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Aug 25, 2025

What it does

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

This Act clarifies the requirements regarding obtaining a permit to operate a funeral establishment. Technical corrections are also made to existing statutory language to conform with the requirements of the Legislative Drafting Manual.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House · House Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 5 On Its Merits · House Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)
  3. HousePassed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT40–0 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate · Senate Legislative Oversight & Sunset
  5. CommitteeRe-Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate · Senate Executive
  6. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits · Senate Executive
  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.

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.