HB 170 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

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

Summary

Currently, the microbrewery statute permits a business to own 1 microbrewery and up to 2 brewpubs (a microbrewery that also has a restaurant as part of its business). This legislation would permit a microbrewery to choose to operate either 2 brewpubs or 1 additional microbrewery and 1 brewpub, under common ownership. The total number of licenses the business could hold remains 3, but it allows the business to choose 2 microbreweries and 1 brewpub, or 1 microbrewery and 2 brewpubs. A microbrewery can also choose to operate just one establishment.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced May 15, 2025 Signed Jun 24, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Jun 17, 2025 · House May 22, 2025

How they voted

20–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 21

Jun 17, 2025

D Democratic15

15 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican6

5 Yea 1

83% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jun 24, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

upper

Jun 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits

upper

May 22, 2025

Introduced

Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate

upper

May 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT

lower

May 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits

lower

May 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House

lower

9 primary · 0 co-sponsors