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SB 53 Delaware Senate · 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EXCEPTIONS TO SELLING OR POSSESSING FIREWORKS.

Summary
Diwali is a 5-day festival of lights, celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains across the world. The dates for Diwali change each year, but it usually falls in October or November. Fireworks are an essential component of Diwali and the third day of Diwali is the height of the festival. In recognition of the many Indo-Americans living in Delaware, this Act permits the sale and possession of sparklers and ground-based sparkling devices during a 30-day period before and including the third day of Diwali and the use of these items on the third day of Diwali.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Mar 19, 2019 Signed Jun 20, 2019
Floor votes · House May 7, 2019

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 20, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
May 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced
Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 19, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
5 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AD
Anthony Delcollo
RRepublican
DE
7
P
GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
DE
4
P
Photo of Mike Ramone
Mike Ramone
RRepublican
DE
21
P
Photo of Mike Smith
Mike Smith
RRepublican
DE
22
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
Co
Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
Co
Photo of Gerald Hocker
Gerald Hocker
RRepublican
DE
20
Co
JJ
John J. Viola
DDemocratic
DE
26
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
Co
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23
Co
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
DE
37
Co
Photo of Sean Lynn
Sean Lynn
DDemocratic
DE
31