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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
June 30, 2024 DE HB 212 Prohibits Increasing of Rent Rates in Manufactured Homes If Raised in Previous Year Concurrence Vote Passed - House (29 - 10)
June 30, 2024 DE HB 316 Establishes New Electoral Crime of Distributing Deepfakes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 1)
June 30, 2024 DE HB 311 Amends Post-Secondary Colleges and Universities to the Safe School Zone Concurrence Vote Passed - House (27 - 14)
June 30, 2024 DE HB 212 Prohibits Increasing of Rent Rates in Manufactured Homes If Raised in Previous Year Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 0)
June 30, 2024 DE SB 12 Amends Statutes Governing the Need for Preventative Dentention Bill Passed - House (32 - 7)
June 30, 2024 DE HB 342 Establishes a Voluntary Firearms Do-Not-Sell Registry Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 1)
June 30, 2024 DE SB 265 Increases Options for Interconnecting Renewable Energy Resources to the Transmission Grid Bill Passed - House (25 - 15)
June 30, 2024 DE SB 232 Expands Coverage for Contraceptive Pills in Delaware Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
June 27, 2024 DE HB 70 Repeals the Death Penalty in Delaware Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7)
June 26, 2024 DE HB 311 Amends Post-Secondary Colleges and Universities to the Safe School Zone Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
June 26, 2024 DE HB 253 Specifies that Mammograms are Covered by Health Insurance Companies Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
June 26, 2024 DE HB 9 Requires All State Owned Passenger and Light Duty Vehicles be Zero Emission by 2040 Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5)
June 25, 2024 DE HB 355 Establishes Legal Protections for Financial Institutions for Providing Services to Cannabis Companies Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5)
June 25, 2024 DE HB 140 Authorizes Delaware Residents of Delaware to Request and Self-Administer Medication to End Ones Life Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 10)
June 25, 2024 DE HB 110 Requires Health Benefit Plans Delivered or Issued for Medicaid to Cover Services Related to Termination of Pregnancy Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
June 20, 2024 DE SB 313 Authorizes a Corporation to Enter into Contracts with One or More of its Stockholders or Beneficial Owners of its Stock Bill Passed - House (34 - 7)
June 20, 2024 DE HB 165 Requires the Prosecution to Provide Evidence Favorable to an Accused Bill Passed - House (32 - 1)
June 18, 2024 DE HB 70 Repeals the Death Penalty in Delaware Bill Passed - House (33 - 8)
June 18, 2024 DE HB 264 Amends the Crime of Patronizing a Prostitute as a Class E Felony Rather than a Misdemeanor if the Prostitute was a Minor Bill Passed - House (37 - 1)
June 18, 2024 DE HB 265 Requires Age Verification for Mature Entertainment and Material Bill Passed - House (31 - 5)
June 11, 2024 DE HB 263 Prohibits Delaware Public Schools from Restricting Student Participation in Extracurriculars Due to an Outstanding Meal Debt Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
June 11, 2024 DE HB 125 Authorizes the State to Cover the Cost of School Meals for all Delaware Students in Public Schools Bill Passed - House (39 - 0)
June 11, 2024 DE HB 9 Requires All State Owned Passenger and Light Duty Vehicles be Zero Emission by 2040 Bill Passed - House (23 - 14)
May 23, 2024 DE SB 293 Prohibits Income Discrimination in the Case of Housing Payments Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 4)
May 23, 2024 DE SB 265 Increases Options for Interconnecting Renewable Energy Resources to the Transmission Grid Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
May 23, 2024 DE HB 110 Requires Health Benefit Plans Delivered or Issued for Medicaid to Cover Services Related to Termination of Pregnancy Bill Passed - House (26 - 11)
May 22, 2024 DE SB 150 Requires Included Facilities Have Sufficient Staff to Meet the Needs of Each Resident and Requires Dementia Care Services Training for Staff Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 0)
May 21, 2024 DE SB 297 Requires the Department of Education to Update Regulations Using a List of Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Groups Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
May 16, 2024 DE HB 350 Establishes the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board to Improve Transparency Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7)
May 7, 2024 DE HB 274 Authorizes Insurance Coverage for Allergen Tests for Infants Bill Passed - House (23 - 6)
April 25, 2024 DE HB 350 Establishes the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board to Improve Transparency Bill Passed - House (21 - 16)
April 18, 2024 DE HB 140 Authorizes Delaware Residents of Delaware to Request and Self-Administer Medication to End Ones Life Bill Passed - House (21 - 16)
April 17, 2024 DE SB 233 Amends The Delaware Code Relating To The Service Worker Protection Act. Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 6)
April 17, 2024 DE SB 244 Establishes the Right for a County to Establish a Lodging Tax Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 3)
March 7, 2024 DE SB 147 Establishes a Narrow Exception for Certain Computer Crimes Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 8)
Jan. 25, 2024 DE HB 267 Prohibits Family Court From Imposing a Sentence of Incarceration or a Suspension of an Individuals License for Failure to Pay Child Support Bill Passed - House (31 - 5)
Jan. 23, 2024 DE HB 91 Authorizes a New Offense for Tampering with Infastructure Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 1)
Jan. 23, 2024 DE HB 162 Authorizes Natural Organic Reduction for Human Remains Bill Passed - House (37 - 2)
Jan. 9, 2024 DE HB 235 Expands Time Where Alcohol Could Be Sold Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 0)
Jan. 9, 2024 DE SB 188 Authorizes Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/30 HB 212 Prohibits Increasing of Rent Rates in Manufactured Homes If Raised in Previous Year Concurrence Vote Passed - House (29 - 10)
6/30 HB 316 Establishes New Electoral Crime of Distributing Deepfakes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (40 - 1)
6/30 HB 311 Amends Post-Secondary Colleges and Universities to the Safe School Zone Concurrence Vote Passed - House (27 - 14)
6/30 HB 212 Prohibits Increasing of Rent Rates in Manufactured Homes If Raised in Previous Year Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 0)
6/30 SB 12 Amends Statutes Governing the Need for Preventative Dentention Bill Passed - House (32 - 7)
6/30 HB 342 Establishes a Voluntary Firearms Do-Not-Sell Registry Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 1)
6/30 SB 265 Increases Options for Interconnecting Renewable Energy Resources to the Transmission Grid Bill Passed - House (25 - 15)
6/30 SB 232 Expands Coverage for Contraceptive Pills in Delaware Bill Passed - House (34 - 5)
6/27 HB 70 Repeals the Death Penalty in Delaware Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7)
6/26 HB 311 Amends Post-Secondary Colleges and Universities to the Safe School Zone Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
6/26 HB 253 Specifies that Mammograms are Covered by Health Insurance Companies Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
6/26 HB 9 Requires All State Owned Passenger and Light Duty Vehicles be Zero Emission by 2040 Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5)
6/25 HB 355 Establishes Legal Protections for Financial Institutions for Providing Services to Cannabis Companies Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 5)
6/25 HB 140 Authorizes Delaware Residents of Delaware to Request and Self-Administer Medication to End Ones Life Bill Passed - Senate (11 - 10)
6/25 HB 110 Requires Health Benefit Plans Delivered or Issued for Medicaid to Cover Services Related to Termination of Pregnancy Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
6/20 SB 313 Authorizes a Corporation to Enter into Contracts with One or More of its Stockholders or Beneficial Owners of its Stock Bill Passed - House (34 - 7)
6/20 HB 165 Requires the Prosecution to Provide Evidence Favorable to an Accused Bill Passed - House (32 - 1)
6/18 HB 70 Repeals the Death Penalty in Delaware Bill Passed - House (33 - 8)
6/18 HB 264 Amends the Crime of Patronizing a Prostitute as a Class E Felony Rather than a Misdemeanor if the Prostitute was a Minor Bill Passed - House (37 - 1)
6/18 HB 265 Requires Age Verification for Mature Entertainment and Material Bill Passed - House (31 - 5)
6/11 HB 263 Prohibits Delaware Public Schools from Restricting Student Participation in Extracurriculars Due to an Outstanding Meal Debt Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
6/11 HB 125 Authorizes the State to Cover the Cost of School Meals for all Delaware Students in Public Schools Bill Passed - House (39 - 0)
6/11 HB 9 Requires All State Owned Passenger and Light Duty Vehicles be Zero Emission by 2040 Bill Passed - House (23 - 14)
5/23 SB 293 Prohibits Income Discrimination in the Case of Housing Payments Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 4)
5/23 SB 265 Increases Options for Interconnecting Renewable Energy Resources to the Transmission Grid Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 6)
5/23 HB 110 Requires Health Benefit Plans Delivered or Issued for Medicaid to Cover Services Related to Termination of Pregnancy Bill Passed - House (26 - 11)
5/22 SB 150 Requires Included Facilities Have Sufficient Staff to Meet the Needs of Each Resident and Requires Dementia Care Services Training for Staff Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 0)
5/21 SB 297 Requires the Department of Education to Update Regulations Using a List of Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Groups Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)
5/16 HB 350 Establishes the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board to Improve Transparency Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 7)
5/07 HB 274 Authorizes Insurance Coverage for Allergen Tests for Infants Bill Passed - House (23 - 6)
4/25 HB 350 Establishes the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board to Improve Transparency Bill Passed - House (21 - 16)
4/18 HB 140 Authorizes Delaware Residents of Delaware to Request and Self-Administer Medication to End Ones Life Bill Passed - House (21 - 16)
4/17 SB 233 Amends The Delaware Code Relating To The Service Worker Protection Act. Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 6)
4/17 SB 244 Establishes the Right for a County to Establish a Lodging Tax Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 3)
3/07 SB 147 Establishes a Narrow Exception for Certain Computer Crimes Bill Passed - Senate (12 - 8)
1/25 HB 267 Prohibits Family Court From Imposing a Sentence of Incarceration or a Suspension of an Individuals License for Failure to Pay Child Support Bill Passed - House (31 - 5)
1/23 HB 91 Authorizes a New Offense for Tampering with Infastructure Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 1)
1/23 HB 162 Authorizes Natural Organic Reduction for Human Remains Bill Passed - House (37 - 2)
1/09 HB 235 Expands Time Where Alcohol Could Be Sold Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 0)
1/09 SB 188 Authorizes Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 0)

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