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SB 80 Delaware Senate · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO IMMIGRATION STATUS REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL LICENSES.

Summary
Senate Bill No. 80 codifies the current practice in Delaware of not requiring proof of citizenship or a specific immigration status on an application for a professional license. By affirmatively providing eligibility for professional licenses regardless of immigration status, Senate Bill No. 80 brings Delaware into compliance with a federal requirement in place since August 22, 1996, under 8 U.S.C.S. § 1621(d), and provides public notice of this policy. Senate Bill No. 80 also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 80 differs from Senate Bill No. 80 by also codifying the current practice of allowing an applicant for a professional license who does not have a social security number to submit instead, an attestation stating that if the applicant obtains a social security number in the future, the applicant will update their application with that social security number.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Aug 2023
Introduced May 2, 2023 Signed Aug 31, 2023
Floor votes · House Jun 29, 2023

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Aug 31, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 16 ABSENT
lower
Jun 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
lower
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House
lower
May 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
May 2, 2023
Introduced
was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 80
upper
26 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
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Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
Photo of Bryant Richardson
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
DE
21
P
Photo of Cyndie Romer
Cyndie Romer
DDemocratic
DE
25
P
Photo of Darius Brown
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
DE
2
P
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
P
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
P
Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
P
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
P
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
P
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
P
Photo of Laura Sturgeon
Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Madinah Wilson-Anton
Madinah Wilson-Anton
DDemocratic
DE
26
P
Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
P
Photo of Pete Schwartzkopf
Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Russ Huxtable
Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
DE
37
P
Photo of Sean Matthews
Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Spiros Mantzavinos
Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7
P
Photo of Stell Selby
Stell Selby
DDemocratic
DE
20
P
Photo of Tizzy Lockman
Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Trey Paradee
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15