AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.
Summary
This Act prohibits any autonomous vehicle that requires a Class A commercial driver license without an O restriction from being operated on a Delaware highway for testing purposes, transporting goods, or transporting passengers without a human safety operator being physically present within the autonomous vehicle. A two-thirds vote requirement is required under Section 28 of Article IV of the Delaware Constitution.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action May 14, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
3
Committee
2
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Assigned to Transportation Committee in House
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 4 Favorable
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
P
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
P
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
P
Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
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