Delaware · Senate Bill 100 · 153rd General Assembly

Const. Amend/1st leg/Right to Marry

SB 100 Sponsored by Russell Huxtable Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Apr 3, 2025
  2. In committee Apr 3, 2025
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution establishing that the right to marry is a fundamental right and that Delaware and its political subdivisions shall recognize marriages and issue marriage licenses to couples regardless of gender. The right to marry regardless of gender does not infringe upon the right to freedom of religion because religious organizations and members of the…

Read the full title (150 words)

This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution establishing that the right to marry is a fundamental right and that Delaware and its political subdivisions shall recognize marriages and issue marriage licenses to couples regardless of gender. The right to marry regardless of gender does not infringe upon the right to freedom of religion because religious organizations and members of the clergy have the right to refuse to solemnize a marriage. Amending the Delaware Constitution requires not only the passing of the changes in this Act, but also passage of the same changes after the next general election by the next General Assembly. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend the Delaware Constitution.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate · Senate Executive
  2. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 100
  3. SenateSS 1 for SB 100 - Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
  4. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 2 for SB 100
  5. SenateSS 2 for SB 100 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO
  6. HouseSS 2 for SB 100 - Assigned to Administration Committee in House
  7. HouseSS 2 for SB 100 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
  8. HouseSS 2 for SB 100 - Defeated By House. Votes: 24 YES 3 NO 14 NOT VOTING
  9. HouseSS 2 for SB 100 - Passed By House. Votes: 28 YES 12 NO 1 ABSENT

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 18 cosponsors: 18 Democrats.

All 18 cosponsors

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.