AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.
Summary
As a part of Delaware’s commemoration of Delaware’s 250th anniversary of Separation Day and America’s semiquincentennial, this Act establishes a new background special license plate that will be made available to those Delawareans wishing to honor and appropriately remember this special time in our State’s history. A background special license plate supports a cause and is available for purchase by the public at large. The numbers, letters, or both, assigned will be the same as the license plate assigned to the owner’s vehicle at the time of the application for the plate. This Act requires a greater-than-majority vote for passage because Article VIII, § 11 of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of 3/5 of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly when a new tax or license fee is imposed.
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
Sep 2025
Introduced May 15, 2025
Signed Sep 16, 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
100% Yea
R
Republican6
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Sep 16, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 5 Favorable
upper
May 22, 2025
Introduced
Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 34 YES 7 ABSENT
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 250 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
May 22, 2025
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 250 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in House with 8 Favorable
lower
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Transportation Committee in House
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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