Delaware Senate Bill 243 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: Passed on July 23 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-07-23 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

Since 2009, when video-conferencing was first permitted under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by Senate Bill No. 104 (145th General Assembly), technology has continued to evolve and the need to provide more mechanisms for participation by members of public bodies and the public has grown. In addition, under the Governor's March 12, 2020, Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat State of Emergency and House Concurrent Resolution No. 85 (HCR 85), public bodies in Delaware have been successfully holding virtual meetings.

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Freedom Of Information Act.

Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Sen. Anthony Delcollo [R]	Rep. Gerald Brady [D]
Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Krista Griffith [D]	Sen. Catherine Cloutier [R]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]
Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]

2020-06-25 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-06-16 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 16 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-23		Signed by Governor
2020-06-25		Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT
2020-06-22		Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
2020-06-16		Assigned to Administration Committee in House
2020-06-16		Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO
2020-06-16		Suspension of Rules in Senate
2020-06-15		was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 243 and Laid on Table

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=48140
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=48124&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB243
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=48140&legislationTypeId=6&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SS1
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#41481
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#41622