DE HB390 | 2021-2022 | 151st General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Passed on October 26 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-10-26 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Passed on October 26 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-10-26 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This Act designates the Dryptosauridae as the official dinosaur of this State. Dryptosauridae bones have been found in the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. The only other dinosaur bones that have been found in Delaware are those of a hadrosaurid, most likely Hadrosaurus foulkii, which New Jersey has already designated as its official state dinosaur.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Designating The Dryptosauridae The Official Dinosaur Of Delaware.
Sponsors
| Rep. Paul Baumbach [D] | Sen. Jack Walsh [D] | Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D] | Sen. Kyle Gay [D] |
| Sen. David Sokola [D] | Sen. Bryan Townsend [D] | Rep. William Carson [D] | Rep. Sean Lynn [D] |
| Rep. Eric Morrison [D] |
Roll Calls
2022-06-29 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-05-17 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2022-05-17 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-26 | Signed by Governor | |
| 2022-06-29 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES | |
| 2022-06-08 | Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits | |
| 2022-05-17 | Assigned to Education Committee in Senate | |
| 2022-05-17 | Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT | |
| 2022-05-11 | Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits | |
| 2022-04-28 | Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House |
