HB 476 Delaware House · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF FREDERICA.

Summary
This Act requires the Town Council to hold at least one (1) regular meeting during each calendar month, as opposed to the previous requirement that two (2) meetings shall be held on the first and third Wednesday of each month. It also adds a provision clarifying that every adopted ordinance shall become effective immediately under adoption unless a date is specified.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jul 2026
Governor
Introduced Jun 17, 2026 Last action Jul 1, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jul 1, 2026 · House Jun 25, 2026

How they voted

200
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Jul 1, 2026
D Democratic15
15 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican6
5 Yea 1
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jul 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 25, 2026
Introduced
Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 1 NO 4 ABSENT
lower
Jun 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 17, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors