AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
Summary
This Act deletes from the Delaware Code a derogatory and highly offensive term for Italian-, Spanish-, and Portuguese-American immigrants.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Oct 2022
Introduced Mar 31, 2022
Signed Oct 21, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 23, 2022 · House Jun 7, 2022
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 23, 2022
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican7
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Oct 21, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 7, 2022
Introduced
Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
May 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 6 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 31, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Madinah Wilson-Anton
DDemocratic
P
Stephanie Hansen
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
Co
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
Co
Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
Co
Larry Lambert
DDemocratic
Co
Melissa Minor-Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
Co
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
Co
SS
Stephen Smyk
RRepublican
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