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This Amendment requires that the desks on the floor of the Senate, other than for Senate leadership, are to be assigned by the Secretary of the Senate based on a member's Senatorial district number rather than by the President Pro Tempore as provided by Senate Rule 14(e).

This Amendment requires that the desks on the floor of the Senate, other than for Senate leadership, are to be assigned by the Secretary of the Senate based on a member's Senatorial district number rather than by the President Pro Tempore as provided by Senate Rule 14(e).

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Last action
2024-12-16
Official status
Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 14 NO 1 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.

This Amendment requires that the desks on the floor of the Senate, other than for Senate leadership, are to be assigned by the Secretary of the Senate based on a member's Senatorial district number rather than by the President Pro Tempore as provided by Senate Rule 14(e).

This Amendment requires that the desks on the floor of the Senate, other than for Senate leadership, are to be assigned by the Secretary of the Senate based on a member's Senatorial district number rather than by the President Pro Tempore as provided by Senate Rule 14(e).

What This Bill Does

  • This Amendment requires that the desks on the floor of the Senate, other than for Senate leadership, are to be assigned by the Secretary of the Senate based on a member's Senatorial district number rather than by the President Pro Tempore as provided by Senate Rule 14(e).
  • This Amendment requires that the desks on the floor of the Senate, other than for Senate leadership, are to be assigned by the Secretary of the Senate based on a member's Senatorial district number rather than by the President Pro Tempore as provided by Senate Rule 14(e).
  • The goal of this Amendment is to seat Senators of different parties together rather than separating the Senate Chamber into a majority side and minority side.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2024-12-16 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Placed With Bill

  2. 2024-12-16 Delaware General Assembly

    Defeated By Senate. Votes: 6 YES 14 NO 1 ABSENT

Official Summary Text

This Amendment requires that the desks on the floor of the Senate, other than for Senate leadership, are to be assigned by the Secretary of the Senate based on a member's Senatorial district number rather than by the President Pro Tempore as provided by Senate Rule 14(e).
This Amendment requires that the desks on the floor of the Senate, other than for Senate leadership, are to be assigned by the Secretary of the Senate based on a member's Senatorial district number rather than by the President Pro Tempore as provided by Senate Rule 14(e).

The goal of this Amendment is to seat Senators of different parties together rather than separating the Senate Chamber into a majority side and minority side.