Delaware legislation · 153rd General Assembly
Delaware SCR219: RECOGNIZING JUNE 19, 2026, AS "JUNETEENTH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
Status: Passed one chamber, June 18, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 18, 2026:
Legislation Document SPONSOR: Sen. Brown & Rep. Bolden & Sen. Lockman & Sen. Pinkney & Rep. Berry & Rep. Chukwuocha & Rep. Cooke & Rep. Harris & Rep. K. Johnson & Rep. Lambert & Rep. Minor-Brown & Rep. S. Moore & Rep. Neal & Rep. Ortega & Rep. Phillips & Rep. Kamela Smith & Rep. Wilson-Anton Sens. Buckson, Cruce, Hansen, Hocker, Hoffner, Huxtable, Mantzavinos, Pettyjohn, Seigfried, Sokola, Sturgeon, Wilson; Reps. Bush, Carson, Dukes, Gorman, Morrison, Osienski, Snyder-Hall, K. Williams, Yearick DELAWARE STATE SENATE 153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 219 RECOGNIZING JUNE 19, 2026, AS "JUNETEENTH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. WHEREAS, the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, gave legal freedom to over 3.5 million African Americans; and WHEREAS, in many parts of the southern United States, this freedom was not immediately recognized; and WHEREAS, on June 19, 1865, upon arriving in Galveston, Texas, the Union General Gordon Granger, issued General Order Number Three, which provided notice to those still enslaved of the Emancipation Proclamation; and WHEREAS, General Granger's General Order Number Three was issued nearly 2 1/2 years after the final issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation; and WHEREAS, African Americans who had been enslaved thereafter celebrated June 19th as "Juneteenth National Independence Day" to signify the anniversary of their emancipation; and …
Sponsors
- Darius Brown (D, 2) · primary sponsor
- Elizabeth Lockman (D, 3)
- Marie Pinkney (D, 13)
- Stephanie Bolden (D, 2)
- Alonna Berry (D, 20)
- Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D, 1)
- Franklin Cooke (D, 16)
- Kerri Harris (D, 32)
- Kendra Johnson (D, 5)
- Larry Lambert (D, 7)
- Melissa Minor-Brown (D, 17)
- Sherae'a Moore (D, 8)
Latest actions
- : Passed In House by Voice Vote
- : Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
- : Introduced in Senate
Votes
- Passed (SM) (June 18, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SCR219?
- SCR219 is a bill in the Delaware Legislature (153rd General Assembly): RECOGNIZING JUNE 19, 2026, AS "JUNETEENTH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
- What is the status of SCR219?
- Passed one chamber as of June 18, 2026. Latest action: Passed In House by Voice Vote (June 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored SCR219?
- Darius Brown (D, 2), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SCR219?
- On the Delaware Legislature website: https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=143494
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