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An Act Proposing an Amendment to Article Xvi of the Delaware Constitution Relating to Constitutional Amendments.

Reported from committee: it can still change before the session ends.

DE HB 440 · House Bill · 153

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Reported from committee
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Sponsors
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Latest action
Jun 17, 2026

What it does

This Act is a Substitute for House Bill No. 440. Like House Bill No. 440, this Substitute Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to authorize the General Assembly to hold a referendum on a proposed constitutional amendment in lieu of repassage by the next General Assembly. This Substitute Act also provides that constitutional amendments must be limited to a single subject, expressed in the bill’s title, like other bills enacted by the General Assembly (Section 16 of Article II of the Delaware Constitution).\r \r This Substitute Act differs from House Bill No. 440 as follows:\r (1) By making technical corrections.\r (2) By keeping in the Constitution the amount of…

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    Reported from committee · Jun 17, 2026

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AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XVI OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. | 52