Delaware · Senate Bill 47 · 153rd General Assembly
State Offices/Closed/National Day of Mourning/Death/President
- Introduced Jan 21, 2025
- In committee Jan 21, 2025
- Passed the Senate Next
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
This Act establishes that State government offices are to close when a National Day of Mourning is declared due to the death of a current or former President.
Every action
1 step, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate · Senate Elections & Government Affairs
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 3 Republicans.
- BP Brian PettyjohnR Primary sponsor · District 19
- WJ William J. CarsonD Joint sponsor · District 28
All 7 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.