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HB 463 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS.

Summary
This Act allows both of the following: (1) The employment of a person 18 years or older to work in any capacity in a tavern or taproom, except that a person less than 21 years old may not prepare alcoholic liquor for patrons of a tavern or taproom. A person 18 years or older may sell or serve alcoholic liquor for patrons of a tavern or taproom. (2) A person 18 years or older may enter a tavern or taproom to pick up a food order for delivery through a third-party delivery service.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Oct 2022
Introduced Jun 8, 2022 Signed Oct 3, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2022 · House Jun 21, 2022

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 30, 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
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Oct 3, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 21, 2022
Introduced
Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 1 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 8, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
lower
6 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
P
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Kim Williams
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
DE
19
P
Photo of Mike Ramone
Mike Ramone
RRepublican
DE
21
P
Photo of Mike Smith
Mike Smith
RRepublican
DE
22
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15
Co
Photo of Bill Carson
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
DE
28
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
Photo of Dave Lawson
Dave Lawson
RRepublican
DE
15
Co
Photo of Spiros Mantzavinos
Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7