AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO COMMERCE AND TRADE.
Summary
This bill amends various sections of the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code (the “Act”) to keep it current. The following is a section-by-section review of the proposed amendments of the Act. Section 1. This section amends Section 1-201(b)(27) of the Act to expressly include series of the other types of persons listed in such section as persons under the Act. Section 2. This section amends Section 9-102(a)(71) of the Act to expressly provide that a series of a registered organization constitutes a registered organization if the series is organized under the law of a single State and the statute of the State governing the series requires that a public organic record of the series be filed with the State. Section 3. This section provides that the proposed amendments shall become effective August 1, 2019.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced May 3, 2018
Signed Jul 23, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 10, 2018 · House Jun 30, 2018
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
May 10, 2018
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 23, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce) in House with 10 On Its Merits
lower
May 30, 2018
Introduced
Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House
lower
May 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
May 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
May 3, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate
upper
3 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BJ
Brian J. Bushweller
DDemocratic
P
BH
Bryon H. Short
DDemocratic
P
MG
Melanie George Smith
DDemocratic
Co
AD
Anthony Delcollo
RRepublican
Co
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
Co
HM
Helene M. Keeley
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Spiegelman
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Hensley
RRepublican
Co
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
Co
Stephanie Hansen
DDemocratic
Co
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
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