AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES.
Summary
This bill allows the background plates (animal welfare, farmland preservation, Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation Institute, Delaware Equine Council, and Keep Delaware Beautiful) issued by DMV to be displayed on trailers up to 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). It also increases the size of trucks that can display the plates from ¾ ton (10,000 pounds GVWR) to 26,000 pounds GVWR.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jul 2018
Signed into Law
Aug 2018
Introduced Jun 5, 2018
Signed Aug 28, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jul 1, 2018 · House Jun 28, 2018
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Jul 1, 2018
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Aug 28, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 5, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
P
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
Co
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
Co
Charles Postles
RRepublican
Co
Danny Short
RRepublican
Co
HR
Harvey R. Kenton
RRepublican
Co
MR
Margaret Rose Henry
DDemocratic
Co
Rich Collins
RRepublican
Co
Ron Gray
RRepublican
Co
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
Co
SS
Stephen Smyk
RRepublican
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