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HA1TOSB121 • 2025

This amendment deletes instructional language that was duplicative and potentially confusing.

This amendment deletes instructional language that was duplicative and potentially confusing.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Snyder-Hall
Last action
2025-06-25
Official status
Passed 6/25/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill status shows it passed in the House on June 25, 2025, but no effective date is provided in the source material.

Amendment to Remove Confusing Instructions from Senate Bill No. 121

This amendment removes repeated instructions about section titles in a bill regarding town government rules.

What This Bill Does

  • Deletes lines that repeat or confuse the text for sections on Organization, Town Manager duties, Audit Committees, Police Forces and Beach Patrols, Powers of towns, and Borrowing Money.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official source does not list an effective date for this amendment.
  • This text only shows the changes to instructions, not the full rules of town government.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

  2. 2025-06-17 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

Official Summary Text

This amendment deletes instructional language that was duplicative and potentially confusing.

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Snyder-Hall

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE BILL NO. 121

AMEND Senate Bill No. 121 by deleting lines 3 through 5 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“Section 8. Organization.”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 121 by deleting lines 15 through 17 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“Section 16. Responsibilities of the Town Manager.”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 121 by deleting lines 27 through 29 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“Section 17. Audit Committee; Auditors.”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 121 by deleting lines 44 through 47 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“Section 19. Police Force; Chief of Police; Beach Patrol.”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 121 by deleting lines 58 through 60 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“Section 19. Police Force; Chief of Police; Beach Patrol.”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 121 by deleting lines 69 through 71 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“Section 23. Enumeration of Powers.”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 121 by deleting “23(a)(10)To” as it appears on line 72 and inserting in lieu thereof “(a)(10) To”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 121 by deleting lines 81 through 82 and inserting in lieu thereof:

“Section 26. Borrowing Money and Issuing Bonds.”.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment deletes instructional language that was duplicative and potentially confusing.