Delaware Senate Bill 80

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-7)
Status: Passed on August 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-08-31 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

Senate Bill No. 80 codifies the current practice in Delaware of not requiring proof of citizenship or a specific immigration status on an application for a professional license. By affirmatively providing eligibility for professional licenses regardless of immigration status, Senate Bill No. 80 brings Delaware into compliance with a federal requirement in place since August 22, 1996, under 8 U.S.C.S. § 1621(d), and provides public notice of this policy. Senate Bill No. 80 also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Immigration Status Requirements For Professional Licenses.

Sen. Sarah McBride [D]	Rep. Krista Griffith [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Sen. Darius Brown [D]
Sen. Eric Buckson [R]	Sen. Kyle Gay [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]
Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]	Sen. Russ Huxtable [D]	Sen. David Lawson [R]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]
Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos [D]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]	Sen. Marie Pinkney [D]
Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Sen. Bryant Richardson [R]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]
Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Sen. Jack Walsh [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]
Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]
Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Cyndie Romer [D]	Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]

2023-06-29 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 25 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 16) [PASS]
2023-05-04 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-08-31		Signed by Governor
2023-06-29		Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 16 ABSENT
2023-06-07		Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
2023-05-05		Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House
2023-05-04		Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
2023-05-02		was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 80

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Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55021