AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.
Summary
This Act creates a special license plate for Preservation Delaware, Inc., a statewide nonprofit whose mission is dedicated to the preservation of Delaware’s architectural heritage and historic settings through education, public policy initiatives, and technical assistance. This Act requires a greater-than-majority vote for passage because Article VIII, § 4 of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of 3/4 of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to appropriate money to any county, municipality, or corporation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Jun 9, 2026
Signed Jul 23, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2026 · House Jun 18, 2026
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Jun 30, 2026
D
Democratic15
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 23, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Jun 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 18, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 7 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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