Bill Text: DE HB398 | 2025-2026 | 153rd General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 4 The Delaware Code Relating To The Time Of Sales For On-premises Consumption.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: (Engrossed) 2026-06-11 - Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate [HB398 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2025-HB398-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Rep. Carson & Sen. Hoffner |
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Reps. Bush, K. Johnson |
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 398
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE TIME OF SALES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend § 709, Title 4 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 709. Prohibition of sales and delivery at certain times [Effective until meeting the contingency in 82 Del. Laws, c. 193, § 5].
(c) (1) Except as provided by paragraph (c)(2) of this section, a No holder of a license for the sale of alcoholic liquor for on-premises consumption shall may not sell the same between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. Except for entities under paragraph (c)(2) of this section, The the closing hour may be made earlier in any municipality by ordinance of the municipal corporation. The sale of alcoholic liquors by a licensee for consumption on the premises where sold shall be permitted on every day of the year; provided, that no licensee shall be required to be open to sell alcoholic liquors on Sundays, Thanksgiving, Easter or Christmas.
(2) Entities who hold a license under this title as a horse racetrack may sell alcoholic liquor until 2:00 a.m. for on-premises consumption.
SYNOPSIS
This Act allows Delaware horse racetracks to sell alcohol for on-premise consumption until 2:00 a.m. This Act also removes the power of municipalities to require closing time to be at an earlier time for horse racetracks that sell alcoholic liquor.
