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HR22 • 2025

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO REPORTS, STUDIES, OR SIMILAR ITEMS REQUESTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO REPORTS, STUDIES, OR SIMILAR ITEMS REQUESTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

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Sponsor
Shupe
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
House Rules 1/13/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO REPORTS, STUDIES, OR SIMILAR ITEMS REQUESTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO REPORTS, STUDIES, OR SIMILAR ITEMS REQUESTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

What This Bill Does

  • AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO REPORTS, STUDIES, OR SIMILAR ITEMS REQUESTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
  • This Resolution amends the House of Representatives' Rules to have any report, study, or similar item that has been requested by the General Assembly or the House of Representatives be assigned to committee and posted online for a public hearing relating to the report, study, or item and its findings.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 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 REPORTS, STUDIES, OR SIMILAR ITEMS REQUESTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
This Resolution amends the House of Representatives' Rules to have any report, study, or similar item that has been requested by the General Assembly or the House of Representatives be assigned to committee and posted online for a public hearing relating to the report, study, or item and its findings.

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Shupe

Rep. Jones Giltner

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 22

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO REPORTS, STUDIES, OR SIMILAR ITEMS REQUESTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 153

rd

General Assembly of the State of Delaware that Rule 19 of the Rules of the House of Representatives be amended by making additions as shown by underline as follows:

(d) When a measure has been enacted by the General Assembly or the House of Representatives and the measure requests a report, study, or similar item be submitted to the General Assembly or to the House of Representatives, upon receipt of the report, study, or item, the Speaker of the House shall assign the report, study, or item to the appropriate subject matter committee. The committee that is assigned the report, study, or item shall post it in its entirety on an online database approved by the Speaker and accessible to the public, review and hold a public hearing relating to the report, study, or item and its findings. The public hearing held by the committee shall not be held until the item has been posted online for at least 48 hours.

SYNOPSIS

This Resolution amends the House of Representatives' Rules to have any report, study, or similar item that has been requested by the General Assembly or the House of Representatives be assigned to committee and posted online for a public hearing relating to the report, study, or item and its findings.