AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF THE ARTS.
Summary
This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's review of the Delaware State Arts Council, and does the following: - Removes or updates outdated language. - Clarifies Council members' terms. - Updates the method for chair selection and provides that this update does not take effect until the current chair resigns or the chair position is otherwise vacant. - Clarifies quorum. - Clarifies that the Delaware Division for the Arts provides reasonable staff support to assist the Council. - Clarifies the Council's authority to create subcommittees. - Clarifies that Council members may participate in the grant review process as needed. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jul 2023
Introduced May 19, 2023
Signed Jul 25, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 13, 2023 · House Jun 22, 2023
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 13, 2023
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican6
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 25, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
lower
Jun 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced
Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House
lower
Jun 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
May 19, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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