Delaware House Bill 500

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Passed on July 6 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-06 - Line-Item Veto - See Governor's Advisory #46
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

A Bond And Capital Improvements Act Of The State Of Delaware And Certain Of Its Authorities For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027; Authorizing The Issuance Of General Obligation Bonds Of The State; Appropriating Funds From The Transportation Trust Fund; Authorizing The Issuance Of Revenue Bonds Of The Delaware Transportation Authority; Appropriating Special Funds Of The Delaware Transportation Authority; Appropriating General Funds Of The State; Reprogramming Certain Funds Of The State; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds; And Amending Certain Statutory Provisions.

A Bond And Capital Improvements Act Of The State Of Delaware And Certain Of Its Authorities For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027; Authorizing The Issuance Of General Obligation Bonds Of The State; Appropriating Funds From The Transportation Trust Fund; Authorizing The Issuance Of Revenue Bonds Of The Delaware Transportation Authority; Appropriating Special Funds Of The Delaware Transportation Authority; Appropriating General Funds Of The State; Reprogramming Certain Funds Of The State; Specifying Certain Procedures, Conditions And Limitations For The Expenditure Of Such Funds; And Amending Certain Statutory Provisions.

Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Sen. Jack Walsh [D]	Rep. William Bush [D]	Rep. Franklin Cooke [D]
Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Ronald Gray [R]	Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos [D]	Sen. Marie Pinkney [D]
Sen. Nicole Poore [D]

2026-07-01 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 17 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-07-01 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-07-06		Line-Item Veto - See Governor's Advisory #46
2026-07-06		Signed by Governor
2026-07-01	Senate	Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 3 NO 1 ABSENT
2026-07-01	Senate	Suspension of Rules in Senate
2026-07-01	House	Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT
2026-07-01	House	Lifted From Table in House
2026-07-01	House	Laid On Table in House
2026-06-25	House	Reported Out of Committee (Capital Infrastructure) in House with 4 Favorable
2026-06-25	House	Introduced and Assigned to Capital Infrastructure Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=143658
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GetPdfDocument?fileAttachmentId=656550
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#59005
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#59014