Delaware legislation · 153rd General Assembly
Delaware HB320: Technical Amendments/Const. Amendment/1st Leg
Status: Passed one chamber, June 30, 2026
AN ACT PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
What the bill says
An act proposing amendments to the delaware constitution relating to technical corrections.
From the introduced text, March 11, 2026:
AN ACT PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. Section 1. Amend § 1, Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as procedure. procedure; exception for certain amendments. (a) Any Except as provided under subsection (b) of this Section, an amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of Representatives; and if the same shall be agreed to by two-thirds of all the members elected to each House, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their journals, with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and such proposed amendment or amendments must be disseminated to the public not more than 120 days before the next general election and not less than 90 days before the next general election as provided for by an Act of the General Assembly; and if in the General Assembly next after the election such proposed amendment or amendments shall upon yea and nay vote be agreed to by two-thirds of all the members elected to each House, the same shall thereupon become part of the Constitution. (b) On agreement by three-fourths of all the members elected to each House, a technical amendment to this Constitution may be enacted by the General Assembly …
Sponsors
- Melissa Minor-Brown (D, 17) · primary sponsor
- Kerri Harris (D, 32)
- Edward Osienski (D, 24)
- Timothy Dukes (R, 40)
- Jeffrey Spiegelman (R, 11)
- David Sokola (D, 8)
- Bryan Townsend (D, 11)
- Elizabeth Lockman (D, 3)
- Gerald Hocker (R, 20)
- Brian Pettyjohn (R, 19)
Latest actions
- : HS 1 for HB 320 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
- : HS 1 for HB 320 - Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
- : HS 1 for HB 320 - Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
- : HS 1 for HB 320 - Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
- : HS 1 for HB 320 - - Passed In House by Voice Vote
- : Substituted in House by HS 1 for HB 320
- : Substituted in House by HS 1 for HB 320
- : Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits
- : Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
Votes
- Passed (2/3) (June 30, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (2/3) (June 18, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB320?
- HB320 is a bill in the Delaware Legislature (153rd General Assembly): Technical Amendments/Const. Amendment/1st Leg.
- What does HB320 do?
- In its own words: An act proposing amendments to the delaware constitution relating to technical corrections.
- What is the status of HB320?
- Passed one chamber as of June 30, 2026. Latest action: HS 1 for HB 320 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (June 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB320?
- Melissa Minor-Brown (D, 17), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB320?
- On the Delaware Legislature website: https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142931
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