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HB 199 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

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

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.
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Jun 2021
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Introduced Jun 17, 2021 Last action Jun 17, 2021
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9 primary · 21 co-sponsors

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Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
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Photo of Eric Morrison
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
DE
27
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Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
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Photo of Krista Griffith
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
DE
12
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Photo of Kyle Gay
Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
DE
5
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Photo of Marie Pinkney
Marie Pinkney
DDemocratic
DE
13
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Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
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Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
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Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15
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Photo of Bill Carson
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
DE
28
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Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
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Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
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DB
David Bentz
DDemocratic
DE
18
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Photo of Ed Osienski
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
DE
24
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Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
DE
6
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GL
Gerald L. Brady
DDemocratic
DE
4
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Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
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JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13