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HB172 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE MARIJUANA CONTROL ACT.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE MARIJUANA CONTROL ACT.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Osienski
Last action
2025-07-30
Official status
Signed 7/30/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE MARIJUANA CONTROL ACT.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE MARIJUANA CONTROL ACT.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE MARIJUANA CONTROL ACT.
  • This bill makes a technical correction to the specific categories of persons required to obtain a fingerprint-based background check under this chapter in order to comply with the requirements of Public Law (Pub.
  • L.) 92-544 for access to FBI criminal history record information.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-30 Delaware General Assembly

    Signed by Governor

  2. 2025-06-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  3. 2025-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits

  4. 2025-06-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

  5. 2025-06-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate

  6. 2025-06-10 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 8 On Its Merits

  7. 2025-05-15 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE MARIJUANA CONTROL ACT.
This bill makes a technical correction to the specific categories of persons required to obtain a fingerprint-based background check under this chapter in order to comply with the requirements of Public Law (Pub. L.) 92-544 for access to FBI criminal history record information.

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Osienski & Sen. Paradee

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 172

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE MARIJUANA CONTROL ACT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 1347, Title 4 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 1347. Background checks.

(a) All of the following persons are required to complete a background check under this chapter:

(3) A person who is or seeks to become a director, officer,

board member, or agent

or board member

of a licensed marijuana establishment or a business entity that is an applicant for a marijuana establishment license.

(f) If a current applicant, person performing work at or for a marijuana establishment, director, officer, board member,

agent,

or person who holds an ownership interest of 10% or more in a licensed marijuana establishment or a business entity that is an applicant for a marijuana establishment license obtains a background check under this section, the State Bureau of Identification shall provide all of the following to the Division:

SYNOPSIS

This bill makes a technical correction to the specific categories of persons required to obtain a fingerprint-based background check under this chapter in order to comply with the requirements of Public Law (Pub. L.) 92-544 for access to FBI criminal history record information.