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HA1TOHB174 • 2025

This Amendment removes provisions from House Bill No.

This Amendment removes provisions from House Bill No.

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Morrison
Last action
2026-01-08
Official status
Introduced and Placed With Bill
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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This Amendment removes provisions from House Bill No.

This Amendment removes provisions from House Bill No.

What This Bill Does

  • This Amendment removes provisions from House Bill No.
  • 174 pertaining to funding the Suicide Assistance Fund through telephone surcharges.
  • This Amendment requires the Suicide Assistance Fund to be be funded through general appropriations.
  • This Amendment also removes the 3/5 vote requirement contained in House Bill No.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-08 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

Official Summary Text

This Amendment removes provisions from House Bill No. 174 pertaining to funding the Suicide Assistance Fund through telephone surcharges. This Amendment requires the Suicide Assistance Fund to be be funded through general appropriations.
This Amendment also removes the 3/5 vote requirement contained in House Bill No. 174 because this Amendment removes the surcharge that necessitated the 3/5 vote requirement.
This Amendment also makes a technical correction to a typographical error.

Current Bill Text

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Morrison

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 174

AMEND House Bill No. 174 by deleting in the enactment clause after “DELAWARE” and before the colon the following: “(Three-fifths of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein)”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 174 by deleting lines 16 through 17 in their entirety.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 174 on line 18 by deleting “

(3)

” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “

(2)

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 174 by deleting lines 20 through 21 in their entirety.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 174 on line 22 by deleting “

(5)

” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “

(3)

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 174 by deleting lines 24 through 36 in their entirety.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 174 on line 37 by deleting “

(12)

” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “

(4)

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 174 on line 42 by deleting “

(13)

” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “

(5)

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 174 on line 43 by deleting “

(14)

” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “

(6)

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 174 by deleting lines 44 through 49 in their entirety.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 174 by deleting lines 77 through 166 in their entirety, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“

(c) Appropriations for the Suicide Assistance Fund will be made through the annual Appropriations Act. Balances in the Suicide Assistance Fund on June 30 of each year carry forward and shall not revert to the General Fund.

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 174 on line 186 by deleting “

(9).

” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “

(9)

”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment removes provisions from House Bill No. 174 pertaining to funding the Suicide Assistance Fund through telephone surcharges. This Amendment requires the Suicide Assistance Fund to be be funded through general appropriations.

This Amendment also removes the 3/5 vote requirement contained in House Bill No. 174 because this Amendment removes the surcharge that necessitated the 3/5 vote requirement.

This Amendment also makes a technical correction to a typographical error.