HB 430 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO ELECTIONS AND VOTING.

Summary
This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment that would require that only natural persons be allowed to vote in any election in this State, and forbid corporations and other artificial entities from voting in such elections. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend the Delaware Constitution. In addition, as the first leg of a constitutional amendment, the next General Assembly must pass an act concurring with this Act for it to become part of the Delaware Constitution.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced May 19, 2026 Last action Jun 30, 2026
Floor votes · House Jun 16, 2026

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
2
Jun 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
upper
Jun 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 16, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 28 YES 12 NO 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
lower
May 19, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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