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SB 43 Delaware Senate · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE BOARD OF PLUMBING, HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION EXAMINERS.

Summary
This Act limits the ability to set professional standards and licensing requirements for plumbing or HVACR licensees to the Board of Plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Examiners. This Act requires a 2/3 vote requirement because it indirectly impacts a municipal charter.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Last action Mar 18, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Re-Assigned to Labor Committee in House
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 3 NO 2 VACANT
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 2 to SB 43 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 VACANT
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Amendment SA 1 to SB 43 - Stricken in Senate
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 4 Favorable
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Amendment SA 2 to SB 43 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Amendment SA 1 to SB 43 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate
upper
Jan 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Brian Pettyjohn
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
DE
19
P
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
P
Photo of Bryant Richardson
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
DE
21
P
Photo of Claire Snyder-Hall
Claire Snyder-Hall
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
P
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Russ Huxtable
Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
P
Photo of Spiros Mantzavinos
Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7