Delaware · House Joint Resolution 1 · 153rd General Assembly

Small Restaurant Regulatory Reform TF/Establish

  1. Introduced Jan 23, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 23, 2025
  3. Passed the House Mar 13, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate Mar 27, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Apr 14, 2025

What it does

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

This Joint Resolution establishes the Small Restaurant Regulatory Reform Task Force, established for the goal of reducing unnecessary burdens created by the regulations promulgated by the Department of Health and Social Services. By June 1, 2026, the commission is to identify the unnecessary burdens created by the regulations, concrete steps that can be taken to ease the burdens, and what state funding, if any, would be necessary to ease those burdens.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House · House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce
  2. HouseAmendment HA 1 to HJR 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  3. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 3 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits · House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce
  4. HouseAmendment HA 1 to HJR 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  5. HousePassed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT36–0 vote
  6. CommitteeAssigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
  7. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
  8. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT19–0 vote
  9. 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 18 cosponsors: 8 Republicans, 8 Democrats, 2 party unknown.

All 18 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.