Delaware 151st General Assembly (2021-2022) Status: In Committee 20 D cosponsors

HB 199 — AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO EQUAL RIGHTS.

Last action — Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 151st General Assembly (2021-2022). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

In 2019, Delaware amended the state constitution to prohibit the denial or abridgement of equal rights under the law based on sex, and thereafter in 2020, race, color, and national origin were added. This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to add sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability to Article I, § 21 of the Delaware Constitution to declare explicitly that protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability is one of Delaware's fundamental rights.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Sponsors

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10 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 31 not signed on

Sponsors (10)

Co-sponsors (21)

Not signed on (31)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 199 do?
In 2019, Delaware amended the state constitution to prohibit the denial or abridgement of equal rights under the law based on sex, and thereafter in 2020, race, color, and national origin were added. This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to add sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability to Article I, § 21 of the Delaware Constitution to declare explicitly that protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability is one of Delaware's fundamental rights.
Who sponsors HB 199?
HB 199 is sponsored by Marie Pinkney (Democratic), Nicole Poore (Democratic), Krista Griffith (Democratic), Debra Heffernan (Democratic), Kendra Johnson (Democratic), Eric Morrison (Democratic), Stephanie L. Hansen (Democratic), S. Elizabeth Lockman (Democratic), Trey Paradee (Democratic), David P. Sokola (Democratic), Laura V. Sturgeon (Democratic), Bryan Townsend (Democratic), John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), William J. Carson (Democratic), Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha (Democratic), Larry Lambert (Democratic), Sean M. Lynn (Democratic), Melissa Minor-Brown (Democratic), Edward S. Osienski (Democratic), Madinah Wilson-Anton (Democratic), Kyle Evans Gay, Peter C. Schwartzkopf, John L. Mitchell, John A. Kowalko, Gerald L. Brady, David Bentz, Paul S. Baumbach, Ernesto B Lopez, Sherry Dorsey Walker, Sarah McBride, and Valerie Longhurst.
What is the current status of HB 199?
This bill died with 151st General Assembly (2021-2022). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 199?
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