Delaware · Senate Bill 195 · 153rd General Assembly

Charter Change/Delmar

  1. Introduced Jun 25, 2025
  2. In committee Jun 27, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jun 26, 2025
  4. Passed the House Jun 30, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jun 30, 2025

What it does

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

This Act updates the Town of Delmar's Charter as follows: 1) changes the time period in which a candidate must notify the town manager of their candidacy from 10 to 30 days, 2) updates a portion of the charter that was intended to be updated in HB 396 of the 152nd general assembly to increase Delmar's bonding limit from $1,000,000 to $10,000,000, 3) updates the language describing the circumstances in which a voter may be denied to include no longer being a resident of Delmar or other disqualification as described within Delmar's Charter, and 4) changes the word "biannually" to "biennially".

Every action

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

  1. SenateIntroduced and Laid on Table in Senate
  2. SenateSuspension of Rules in Senate
  3. SenateLifted From Table in Senate
  4. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Administration Committee in House · House Administration
  6. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · House Administration
  7. HousePassed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
  8. 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.

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.