Delaware · Senate Bill 185 · 153rd General Assembly

Private Label Spirit/Allow Sale/Offsite Consumption

  1. Introduced Jun 11, 2025
  2. In committee Jun 11, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jan 29, 2026
  4. Passed the House Apr 21, 2026
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law May 19, 2026

What it does

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

This Act would allow valid on-premise license holders to sell 1 bottle of a private label spirit purchased from a Delaware licensed importer that is either limited availability or limited allocation. The Act also corrects a typographical error and changes 2750 ML bottles of wine to 2 750 bottles of wine.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
  3. SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 185 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  4. SenateAmendment SA 1 to SB 185 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
  5. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  6. CommitteeAssigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House · House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce
  7. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 10 On Its Merits · House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce
  8. HousePassed By House. Votes: 37 YES 1 NO 3 ABSENT37–1 vote
  9. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Amendment SA 1 to SB 185 · Full Senate

Passed 21–0
Jan 29, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 21 No 0
Democrats: 15 yes, 0 no Republicans: 6 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 21

Amendment SA 1 to SB 185 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · Full Senate

Passed 21–0
Jan 29, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 21 No 0
Democrats: 15 yes, 0 no Republicans: 6 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 21

Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 1 NO 3 ABSENT · Full House

Passed 37–1
Apr 21, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 1 Not voting 3
Democrats: 25 yes, 0 no Republicans: 12 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

No · 1

Absent · 3

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

All 2 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.