Delaware 151st General Assembly (2021-2022) Status: Enacted 3 D cosponsors

SB 199 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE REAPPORTIONMENT OF THE STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS.

Last action — Signed by Governor

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced October 29, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    6 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

This Act amends the maps of the district boundaries for the House of Representative and Senate Districts in the Delaware General Assembly in response to the 2020 U.S. Decennial Census. This Act also includes provisions to effectuate changes in Delaware law necessitated by the 2020 U.S. Decennial Census. Districts are designated by census blocks. A map of Delaware by census block is located on the U.S. Census website: https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st10_de/censusblock_maps/. The final House of Representatives Maps (October 28, 2021) and data are located on the General Assembly website: https://legis.delaware.gov/redistricting/2022finalhousedistricts. The final Senate Maps (October 25, 2021) and the Census Block Breakdown by Senate District with the related census tracts and census blocks descriptions and data are located on the General Assembly website: https://legis.delaware.gov/Redistricting/2022FinalSenateDistricts.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 NO

  3. Suspension of Rules in House

  4. Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO

  5. Lifted From Table in Senate

  6. Suspension of Rules in Senate

  7. Suspension of Rules in Senate

  8. Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 56 not signed on · 1 voted No

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (56)

56 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 40 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 16000
Republican 11100
Total 40100
% of votes cast 98%2%0%0%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Andria L. Bennett — Yea
David Bentz — Yea
Gerald L. Brady — Yea
John A. Kowalko — Yea
John L. Mitchell — Yea
Michael Ramone — Yea
Paul S. Baumbach — Yea
Peter C. Schwartzkopf — Yea
Ruth Briggs King — Yea
Sean Matthews — Yea
Sherry Dorsey Walker — Yea
Stephen Smyk — Yea
Valerie Longhurst — Yea
Debra Heffernan Democratic Yea
Edward S. Osienski Democratic Yea
Eric Morrison Democratic Yea
Franklin D. Cooke Democratic Yea
Kendra Johnson Democratic Yea
Kimberly Williams Democratic Yea
Krista Griffith Democratic Yea
Larry Lambert Democratic Yea
Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic Yea
Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic Yea
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha Democratic Yea
Sean M. Lynn Democratic Yea
Sherae'a Moore Democratic Yea
Stephanie T. Bolden Democratic Yea
William Bush Democratic Yea
William J. Carson Democratic Yea
Bryan W. Shupe Republican Yea
Charles S Postles Jr. Republican Yea
Daniel B. Short Republican Yea
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman Republican Yea
Jesse R. Vanderwende Republican Yea
Kevin S Hensley Republican Yea
Lyndon D. Yearick Republican Yea
Michael F. Smith Republican Nay
Richard G. Collins Republican Yea
Ronald E. Gray Republican Yea
Shannon Morris Republican Yea
Timothy D. Dukes Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 199 do?
This Act amends the maps of the district boundaries for the House of Representative and Senate Districts in the Delaware General Assembly in response to the 2020 U.S. Decennial Census. This Act also includes provisions to effectuate changes in Delaware law necessitated by the 2020 U.S. Decennial Census. Districts are designated by census blocks. A map of Delaware by census block is located on the U.S. Census website: https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st10_de/censusblock_maps/. The final House of Representatives Maps (October 28, 2021) and data are located on the General Assembly website: https://legis.delaware.gov/redistricting/2022finalhousedistricts. The final Senate Maps (October 25, 2021) and the Census Block Breakdown by Senate District with the related census tracts and census blocks descriptions and data are located on the General Assembly website: https://legis.delaware.gov/Redistricting/2022FinalSenateDistricts.
Who sponsors SB 199?
SB 199 is sponsored by David P. Sokola (Democratic), Bryan Townsend (Democratic), S. Elizabeth Lockman (Democratic), John L. Mitchell, Valerie Longhurst, and Peter C. Schwartzkopf.
What is the current status of SB 199?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced October 29, 2021. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 199?
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