AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT AND SUNSET COMMITTEE.
Summary
This Act clarifies the authority of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee ("Committee") to hold over entities unless or until certain conditions are met or modifications are made. This Act also provides the authority for the Committee to recall an entity that has been released from review when the entity has the ability to meet the recommended condition or make the modification but has failed to do so, or when the Committee recommended legislation to amend an entity's governing statute or a related statute, but the legislation fails to be enacted for any reason. If the Committee recalls an entity, it may recommend any of the options available in subsection (a) of this section.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Sep 2017
Introduced Apr 7, 2017
Signed Sep 29, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2017 · House Jun 30, 2017
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Jun 8, 2017
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Sep 29, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 30, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 3 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 9, 2017
Introduced
Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House
lower
Jun 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
May 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
upper
Apr 7, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee in Senate
upper
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
P
Stephanie Bolden
DDemocratic
Co
AL
Andria L. Bennett
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Pettyjohn
RRepublican
Co
Bryant Richardson
RRepublican
Co
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
Co
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Spiegelman
RRepublican
Co
Stephanie Hansen
DDemocratic
Co
Tim Dukes
RRepublican
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