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HB 422 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON RELATING TO RESIDENCY.

Summary
This Act amends Section 3-304 of the City of Wilmington’s Charter to allow the City of Wilmington to determine whether, and to what extent, its employees are required to be City residents. This Act does not affect residency requirements for City Council Members.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jul 2022
Introduced May 11, 2022 Signed Jul 27, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 22, 2022 · House May 19, 2022

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 22, 2022
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican7
7 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 27, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
May 19, 2022
Introduced
Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
May 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
lower
May 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits
lower
May 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
3 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CB
Charles "Bud" M. Freel
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Tizzy Lockman
Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
DE
3
Co
AL
Andria L. Bennett
DDemocratic
DE
32
Co
DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
Co
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
Co
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
Co
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
Co
Photo of Kim Williams
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
DE
19
Co
Photo of Krista Griffith
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
DE
12
Co
Photo of Melissa Minor-Brown
Melissa Minor-Brown
DDemocratic
DE
17
Co
Photo of Nnamdi Chukwuocha
Nnamdi Chukwuocha
DDemocratic
DE
1