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SA1TOSB159 • 2025

This amendment makes a technical correction so that the retroactive effective date of Senate Bill No.

This amendment makes a technical correction so that the retroactive effective date of Senate Bill No.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Hansen
Last action
2025-06-10
Official status
Passed 6/10/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact impact on people and agencies is not detailed in this amendment.

Fixing a Date on an Old Law

This amendment changes the effective date of Senate Bill No. 159 to match when another related bill was signed by the Governor.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the retroactive effective date of Senate Bill No. 159 from August 8, 2023, to August 3, 2023.
  • Ensures that the new date aligns with when Senate Bill No. 170 was signed by the Governor in 2023.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who were affected by Senate Bill No. 159
  • State agencies responsible for enforcing or following Senate Bill No. 159

Terms To Know

Retroactive effective date
A past date when a new law is said to have started working.
Governor's signature
When the Governor signs a bill, making it an official law.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact impact on people and agencies is not detailed in this amendment.
  • It does not change what Senate Bill No. 159 says or how it works; only when it started working.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-10 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  2. 2025-06-06 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

Official Summary Text

This amendment makes a technical correction so that the retroactive effective date of Senate Bill No. 159 coincides with the signing by the Governor of Senate Bill No. 170 in 2023, as intended.

Current Bill Text

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SPONSOR:

Sen. Hansen

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE BILL NO. 159

AMEND Senate Bill No. 159, on line 12, by deleting “

August 8, 2023

” as it appears therein and substituting in lieu thereof “

August 3, 2023

”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 159, on lines 13 and 14 by deleting “August 8, 2023” as it appears therein and substituting in lieu thereof “August 3, 2023”.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment makes a technical correction so that the retroactive effective date of Senate Bill No. 159 coincides with the signing by the Governor of Senate Bill No. 170 in 2023, as intended.

Author: Senator Hansen