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SB220 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE VILLAGE OF ARDEN.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE VILLAGE OF ARDEN.

Elections
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2026-05-21
Official status
SS 1 for SB 220 - Signed by Governor
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.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE VILLAGE OF ARDEN.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE VILLAGE OF ARDEN.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE VILLAGE OF ARDEN.
  • This Act deletes the current Charter of the Village of Arden and replaces it with a new charter that differs in several respects.
  • Among other changes, this Act adds a preamble to the Charter; amends the boundaries of the Village to include the Sherwood Forest Addition and the Mill Race Addition; adds definitions of certain terms; provides that regular meetings of the Town Assembly are to be held at the Gild Hall or other suitable public physical or virtual venue in the village; clarifies and amends the procedures for Special Town Meetings; clarifies and revises the procedures for enacting, amending, and repealing ordinances; provides that a referendum may be called by a majority vote at a Town Assembly Meeting; adds a non-voting, alternate member to the Board of Assessors; removes a provision for the election of the Board of Assessors, which is transferred it to a village ordinance; requires the Board of Assessors to assess the community standard of living, in addition to the full re

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-21 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 220 - Signed by Governor

  2. 2026-04-21 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 220 - Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT

  3. 2026-03-25 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 220 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable

  4. 2026-03-05 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 220 - Assigned to Administration Committee in House

  5. 2026-01-29 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 220 - Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits

  6. 2026-01-29 Delaware General Assembly

    SS 1 for SB 220 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  7. 2026-01-28 Delaware General Assembly

    Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 220

  8. 2026-01-20 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 220 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  9. 2026-01-08 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE VILLAGE OF ARDEN.
This Act deletes the current Charter of the Village of Arden and replaces it with a new charter that differs in several respects.
Among other changes, this Act adds a preamble to the Charter; amends the boundaries of the Village to include the Sherwood Forest Addition and the Mill Race Addition; adds definitions of certain terms; provides that regular meetings of the Town Assembly are to be held at the Gild Hall or other suitable public physical or virtual venue in the village; clarifies and amends the procedures for Special Town Meetings; clarifies and revises the procedures for enacting, amending, and repealing ordinances; provides that a referendum may be called by a majority vote at a Town Assembly Meeting; adds a non-voting, alternate member to the Board of Assessors; removes a provision for the election of the Board of Assessors, which is transferred it to a village ordinance; requires the Board of Assessors to assess the community standard of living, in addition to the full re