Autonomous Vehicle/Prohibit/Use Without Human SO

What it does

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

This Act prohibits any autonomous vehicle that requires a Class A commercial driver license without an O restriction from being operated on a Delaware highway for testing purposes, transporting goods, or transporting passengers without a human safety operator being physically present within the autonomous vehicle. A two-thirds vote requirement is required under Section 28 of Article IV of the Delaware Constitution.

Every action

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

1. Jan 16, 2025CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
2. Jan 23, 2025CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 4 Favorable · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
3. Mar 20, 2025SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
4. Mar 25, 2025CommitteeAssigned to Transportation Committee in House · House Transportation
5. May 14, 2025CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Transportation) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · House Transportation

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 1 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.

• SM Spiros MantzavinosD Primary sponsor · District 7
• EM Eric MorrisonD Joint sponsor · District 27