Delaware · House Bill 189 · 153rd General Assembly

Red Knot/State Migratory Bird

  1. Introduced Jun 5, 2025
  2. In committee Jun 5, 2025
  3. Passed the House Jun 12, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate Jun 26, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 16, 2025

What it does

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

This Act designates the Red Knot as the State migratory bird.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House · House Natural Resources & Energy
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 9 On Its Merits · House Natural Resources & Energy
  3. HousePassed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT37–0 vote
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate · Senate Elections & Government Affairs
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · Senate Elections & Government Affairs
  6. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  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 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

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.