DE HB395 | 2021-2022 | 151st General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-6)
Status: Enrolled on June 30 2022 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-06-30 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution that would require legislators to remain domiciled in the districts they represent for the entirety of their term of office. Subsection (b) of this Act does not apply to sitting legislators who desire to change their residence to within the newly established district lines in order to continue to represent their district in the upcoming election.

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Title

An Act Proposing An Amendment To § 3, Article Ii Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To The Residency Of The Members Of The General Assembly.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-06-09 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-06-30 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2022-06-22 Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2022-06-09 Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
2022-06-09 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
2022-06-09 Amendment HA 1 to HB 395 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2022-05-18 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits
2022-04-28 Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Delaware State Sources


Bill Comments

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