Delaware · Senate Bill 5 · 153rd General Assembly

Const. Amend/1st Leg/Reproductive Freedom/Ensure

SB 5 Sponsored by Bryan Townsend Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jan 29, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 29, 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 Withdrawn  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 to ensure that every Delawarean is afforded reproductive freedom. 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

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate · Senate Health & Social Services
  2. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 5
  3. SenateSS 1 for SB 5 - Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
  4. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 5
  5. SenateSubstituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 5
  6. SenateSS 1 for SB 5 - - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 15 NO
  7. SenateSS 1 for SB 5 - - Defeated By Senate. Votes: 7 YES 14 NO
  8. SenateSS 1 for SB 5 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
  9. HouseSS 1 for SB 5 - Assigned to Administration Committee in House
  10. HouseSS 1 for SB 5 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 17 cosponsors: 17 Democrats.

All 17 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.