Agriculture/State Forestry/Code Updates

What it does

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

This bill makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual, adds definitions for “urban forestry,” “urban forest,” and “Urban Tree Canopy,” and transfers § 1011 to § 1001 consistent with current legislative drafting guidance.

Every action

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

1. May 21, 2026CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Agriculture Committee in House · House Agriculture
2. Jun 10, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in House with 10 On Its Merits · House Agriculture
3. Jun 11, 2026HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 446 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
4. Jun 11, 2026HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 446 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
5. Jun 11, 2026HousePassed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT40–0 vote
6. Jun 11, 2026CommitteeAssigned to Executive Committee in Senate · Senate Executive
7. Jun 17, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · Senate Executive
8. Jun 23, 2026SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
9. Sep 24, 2026GovernorSigned 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 3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

• WJ William J. CarsonD Primary sponsor · District 28
• RH Russell HuxtableD Joint sponsor · District 6