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SA1TOSB141 • 2025

This amendment aligns Delaware law with other state statutes that permit 12 auctions per calendar year and do not distinguish between in-person and online auctions.

This amendment aligns Delaware law with other state statutes that permit 12 auctions per calendar year and do not distinguish between in-person and online auctions.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Walsh
Last action
2026-05-12
Official status
Passed 5/12/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendment to Senate Bill No. 141 on Wine and Spirits Auctions

This amendment changes Delaware law to allow up to 12 wine or spirits auctions per year, counting both in-person and online events toward the same limit.

What This Bill Does

  • Sets a maximum of 12 wine auctions allowed each calendar year.
  • Sets a maximum of 12 spirits auctions allowed each calendar year.
  • Limits each auction event to no more than 3 days.
  • Allows auctions to happen in person or online.
  • Counts both in-person and online events toward the yearly total.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who hold wine auctions in Delaware
  • People who hold spirits auctions in Delaware

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not state when this law will take effect.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  2. 2026-05-05 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

Official Summary Text

This amendment aligns Delaware law with other state statutes that permit 12 auctions per calendar year and do not distinguish between in-person and online auctions.

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Sen. Walsh

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE BILL NO. 141

AMEND Senate Bill No. 141 by deleting lines 18 through 19 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

(c) No more than 12

wine

auctions may be conducted within a calendar

year.

year and no more than 12 spirits auctions may be conducted within a calendar year, with a maximum of 3 days per auction event. Auctions may be conducted in person or online; both formats count towards the total auctions permitted in a calendar year.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment aligns Delaware law with other state statutes that permit 12 auctions per calendar year and do not distinguish between in-person and online auctions.

Author: Senator Walsh