AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HORSE RACING.
Summary
This Bill authorizes the Thoroughbred Racing Commission to be a member of the new Interstate Anti-Doping and Drug Testing Standards Compact. Under the Bill the Thoroughbred Racing Commission would become a member of an interstate Compact with other party states for the establishment of uniform standards for drug testing of horses participating in horse racing. The Harness Racing Commission will not be a member of the Compact. The purpose of the Compact is to establish uniform requirements among the party states for the drug testing of horses participating in horse racing. The Compact Committee would be comprised of one representative from each party state.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Aug 2018
Introduced Jun 5, 2018
Signed Aug 10, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 28, 2018 · House Jun 26, 2018
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Jun 28, 2018
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Aug 10, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 26, 2018
Introduced
Assigned to Agriculture Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 26, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Jun 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 5, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Agriculture Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
P
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
Co
CC
Catherine Cloutier
RRepublican
Co
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
Co
DH
Deborah Hudson
RRepublican
Co
FG
F. Gary Simpson
RRepublican
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
Co
HR
Harvey R. Kenton
RRepublican
Co
HM
Helene M. Keeley
DDemocratic
Co
JJ
John J. Viola
DDemocratic
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
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