Delaware · House Resolution 19 · 153rd General Assembly

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL SESSION.

HR 19 Sponsored by Edward S. Osienski Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Nov 5, 2025
  2. In committee Nov 5, 2025
  3. Withdrawn  

What it does

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

This House Resolution changes the Rules of the House of Representatives of the 153rd Assembly by permitting remote attendance of members at a special session so long as a quorum of the House is physically present in Dover. Authorization of the Speaker of the House is required for remote participation. Special session is defined for purposes of this rule to mean “a convening of the full House to conduct business…

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This House Resolution changes the Rules of the House of Representatives of the 153rd Assembly by permitting remote attendance of members at a special session so long as a quorum of the House is physically present in Dover. Authorization of the Speaker of the House is required for remote participation. Special session is defined for purposes of this rule to mean “a convening of the full House to conduct business during any portion of the calendar year that does not fall between the second Tuesday in January and 5:00 p.m. on the last day of June” and includes a convening of the General Assembly under § 16 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Rules Committee in House · House Rules
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Rules) in House with 3 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable · House Rules
  3. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HR 19
  4. HouseHS 1 for HR 19 - Passed By House. Votes: 22 YES 15 NO 1 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

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.