Delaware legislation · 153rd General Assembly
Delaware SB27: New Americans/Office of/Establish
Status: Signed into law, September 30, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS.
What the bill says
An act to amend title 29 of the delaware code relating to the office of new americans.
From the introduced text, January 3, 2025:
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS. Section 1. Amend Chapter 87, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows: Subchapter I-A. Office of New Americans . § 8751. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) In 2023, Delaware was home to 115,129 foreign-born individuals, which comprised 11.6% percent of the State's population. (2) Throughout this State's history, immigrants have played a critical role in this State's economic, cultural, and political growth and success. (3) Policies that promote the attraction, retention, and inclusion of immigrants and refugees will help enhance this State's economy and diversity, thereby improving the lives of all residents and helping to remove barriers that may undermine immigrants' full potential. (4) Immigrants currently fill skilled and unskilled positions throughout this State's economy and are a vital part of this State's economy and tax base. In 2022, the American Immigration Council noted that immigrant business owners in this State generated more than $1.1 billion in federal and state tax revenue and immigrant spending power was $3.6 billion. (5) 42.6% of immigrants in this State have a bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, or graduate degree, compared to 36% of United-States-born …
Sponsors
- Darius Brown (D, 2) · primary sponsor
- Josue Ortega (D, 3)
- Madinah Wilson-Anton (D, 26)
- Eric Buckson (R, 16)
- Daniel Cruce (D, 1)
- Stephanie Hansen (D, 10)
- Gerald Hocker (R, 20)
- Kyra Hoffner (D, 14)
- Russ Huxtable (D, 6)
- David Lawson (R, 15)
- Elizabeth Lockman (D, 3)
- Spiros Mantzavinos (D, 7)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
- : Passed By House. Votes: 34 YES 2 NO 5 ABSENT
- : Amendment HA 1 to SB 27 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
- : Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits
- : Amendment HA 1 to SB 27 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
- : Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
- : Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
- : Assigned to Administration Committee in House
- : Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Votes
- Passed (SM) (June 30, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (SM) (June 25, 2026): 34 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Passed (SM) (January 14, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (SM) (January 14, 2026): 19 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB27?
- SB27 is a bill in the Delaware Legislature (153rd General Assembly): New Americans/Office of/Establish.
- What does SB27 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend title 29 of the delaware code relating to the office of new americans.
- What is the status of SB27?
- Signed into law as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB27?
- Darius Brown (D, 2), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB27?
- On the Delaware Legislature website: https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141740
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