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HR19 • 2025

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL SESSION.

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL SESSION.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Last action
2025-11-13
Official status
HS 1 for HR 19 - Passed By House. Votes: 22 YES 15 NO 1 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT
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.

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL SESSION.

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL SESSION.

What This Bill Does

  • AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL SESSION.
  • This House Resolution changes the Rules of the House of Representatives of the 153rd Assembly by permitting remote attendance of members at a special session so long as a quorum of the House is physically present in Dover.
  • Authorization of the Speaker of the House is required for remote participation.
  • Special session is defined for purposes of this rule to mean “a convening of the full House to conduct business during any portion of the calendar year that does not fall between the second Tuesday in January and 5:00 p.m.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-11-13 Delaware General Assembly

    HS 1 for HR 19 - Passed By House. Votes: 22 YES 15 NO 1 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT

  2. 2025-11-07 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Rules) in House with 3 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable

  3. 2025-11-07 Delaware General Assembly

    Substituted in House by HS 1 for HR 19

  4. 2025-11-05 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Rules Committee in House

Official Summary Text

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL SESSION.
This House Resolution changes the Rules of the House of Representatives of the 153rd Assembly by permitting remote attendance of members at a special session so long as a quorum of the House is physically present in Dover. Authorization of the Speaker of the House is required for remote participation.
Special session is defined for purposes of this rule to mean “a convening of the full House to conduct business during any portion of the calendar year that does not fall between the second Tuesday in January and 5:00 p.m. on the last day of June” and includes a convening of the General Assembly under § 16 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.