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HR6 • 2025

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO ACCEPTANCE OF BILLS FOR FILING.

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO ACCEPTANCE OF BILLS FOR FILING.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Lynn
Last action
2025-03-13
Official status
Passed House 3/13/25
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 ACCEPTANCE OF BILLS FOR FILING.

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO ACCEPTANCE OF BILLS FOR FILING.

What This Bill Does

  • AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO ACCEPTANCE OF BILLS FOR FILING.
  • This amendment to the House Rules provides that the Chief Clerk cannot refuse to accept a bill or resolution into the prefile.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-13 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

  2. 2025-01-29 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Rules) in House with 5 On Its Merits

  3. 2025-01-15 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 ACCEPTANCE OF BILLS FOR FILING.
This amendment to the House Rules provides that the Chief Clerk cannot refuse to accept a bill or resolution into the prefile.

Current Bill Text

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Lynn

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 6

AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 153RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELATING TO ACCEPTANCE OF BILLS FOR FILING.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 153rd General Assembly of the State of Delaware that Rule 21 of the Rules of the House of Representatives of the 153

rd

General Assembly be amended by inserting the following after Rule 21(b)(2) and by redesignating accordingly:

“(c) The Chief Clerk may not refuse to accept a bill or resolution for filing under paragraph (b)(1) of this rule.”.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment to the House Rules provides that the Chief Clerk cannot refuse to accept a bill or resolution into the prefile.