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An Act Concurring in a Proposed Amendment to Article Ii of the Delaware Constitution Relating to Limitations on the Time and Frequency of Legislative Sessions.

Passed both chambers: it can still change before the session ends.

DE SB 39 · Senate Bill · 152

Stage
Passed both chambers
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Senate
Sponsors
11
Latest action
Apr 25, 2023

What it does

This Act is the second leg of a constitutional amendment that would prohibit the regular session of the General Assembly from extending beyond 5:00 p.m. on the last day of June, unless the session is recalled by the Governor or the presiding officers of both Houses. This changes the time beyond which a regular session of the General Assembly may not extend from midnight on June 30 to 5:00 p.m., which changes the time at which the presiding officers of both Houses must act to recall the General Assembly into special session. This means the General Assembly no longer has to remain in session until midnight to recall itself into special session. The first leg of this constitutional amendment…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed both chambers · Apr 25, 2023

  4. Law (Not started)

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AN ACT CONCURRING IN A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON THE TIME AND FREQUENCY OF LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS. | 52