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SB 239 Delaware Senate · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NUISANCE PLANTS AND INVASIVE PLANTS.

Summary
Chapter 29 of Title 3, which restricts the use of invasive and potentially invasive plants, was enacted by Senate Bill No. 22 in 2021, but does not take effect until July 1, 2022. This Act revises § 2904 of Title 3 so that the Department of Agriculture, through the regulatory process, can both add and remove plants from the initial Invasive Plant List created under this section. In addition, this Act repeals Chapter 27 of Title 3 the same day that Chapter 29 takes effect, because Chapter 27 regulates the same topic, using the term nuisance plants, and Chapter 29 uses current terminology and best practices. This Act also reorganizes the requirements under §§ 2903 and 2904 of Title 3 so that similar requirements are grouped together for clarity and so that the plants in § 2904(b) are listed in alphabetical order.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Mar 8, 2022 Signed Jun 30, 2022
Floor votes · House Jun 30, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 30, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Apr 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources) in House with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 17, 2022
Introduced
Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House
lower
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Environment & Energy) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee in Senate
upper
2 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
Photo of Stephanie Hansen
Stephanie Hansen
DDemocratic
DE
10
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
Photo of Bryant Richardson
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
DE
21
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
Co
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
DE
6
Co
Photo of Gerald Hocker
Gerald Hocker
RRepublican
DE
20
Co
Photo of Krista Griffith
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
DE
12
Co
Photo of Kyle Gay
Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
DE
5