SB 33 Delaware Senate · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 22, TITLE 29, AND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORRIDORS AND DISTRICTS.

Summary

This Act builds on the success of the Downtown Development Districts Act, Chapter 19 of Title 22 of the Delaware Code, by permitting a municipality with a population of 30,000 or more in the 2020 federal census, which includes Wilmington, Dover, and Newark, to designate an area in the municipality as a "Downtown Development Corridor". This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Sep 2025

Introduced Jan 3, 2025 Signed Sep 2, 2025

Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2025 · House Jun 12, 2025

How they voted

21–0

Passed

Total votes 21

May 14, 2025

D Democratic15

15 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican6

6 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Sep 2, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

lower

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

lower

May 15, 2025

Introduced

Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in House

lower

May 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

upper

May 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits

upper

Jan 3, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors