AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO INSPECTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS.
Summary
Delaware’s Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) was intended to create a State-wide and generally applicable standard for citizens’ access to public records and to further the accountability of government to the citizens of this State. To ensure consistency in the processing of requests for public records, and to ensure the goals of FOIA are being realized, this bill amends earlier-enacted provisions in the Delaware Insurance Code and Administrative Procedures Act related to public inspection of State agency documents to incorporate by reference the requirements of the later-enacted FOIA statute.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Mar 11, 2022
Signed Jun 14, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2022 · House Apr 14, 2022
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 24, 2022
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican7
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 14, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Apr 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
lower
Apr 5, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 31, 2022
Introduced
Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
upper
Mar 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate
upper
2 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
P
Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
Co
Gerald Hocker
RRepublican
Co
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
Co
Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
Co
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
Co
Stephanie Hansen
DDemocratic
Co
SS
Stephen Smyk
RRepublican
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