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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS."
+description: "This bill creates a new type of liquor license for beer gardens. Beer gardens are outdoor venues that operate at least 5 months, of each year and are independent of any other licensed establishment. The licensing and operation of beer gardens provides new business creation opportunities and a chance to enhance retail areas in Delaware. However, the General Assembly is also mindful of concerns that by creating a license for outdoor space, existing businesses could be affected. For this reason, the definition of a beer garden includes stringent requirements that will limit the number of establishments that could be eligible for a license issued pursuant to this Act. The biennial fee for a beer garden license is set at $2,000."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
+legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
+session: "149"
+identifier: "HB 158"
+citation: "Delaware HB 158 (149)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Helene M. Keeley", "Margaret Rose Henry", "Stephanie T. Bolden"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-05-04"
+last_action: "2017-07-17"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b6ace59-98cc-4a4c-8dd9-d29fc7522937"
+source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25726"
+source_hash: "27ab10a20b3d91ccfdcc834838a116db7d61d55079359313d8459f5874486f98"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
+---
+
+# Delaware HB 158 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS.
+
+This bill creates a new type of liquor license for beer gardens. Beer gardens are outdoor venues that operate at least 5 months, of each year and are independent of any other licensed establishment. The licensing and operation of beer gardens provides new business creation opportunities and a chance to enhance retail areas in Delaware. However, the General Assembly is also mindful of concerns that by creating a license for outdoor space, existing businesses could be affected. For this reason, the definition of a beer garden includes stringent requirements that will limit the number of establishments that could be eligible for a license issued pursuant to this Act. The biennial fee for a beer garden license is set at $2,000.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=25726&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB158)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3/5 — **39–0** (pass) · lower
+- SM — **20–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Helene M. Keeley — primary (person)
+- Margaret Rose Henry — primary (person)
+- Stephanie T. Bolden — primary (person)
+- Gerald L. Brady — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-05-04** Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2017-05-10** Amendment HA 1 to HB 158 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
+- **2017-05-10** Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce) in House with 9 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
+- **2017-06-13** Amendment HA 2 to HB 158 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
+- **2017-06-13** Amendment HA 1 to HB 158 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2017-06-13** Amendment HA 2 to HB 158 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2017-06-13** Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT `passage`
+- **2017-06-13** Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2017-06-21** Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable `committee-passage, committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2017-06-29** Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO `passage`
+- **2017-07-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b6ace59-98cc-4a4c-8dd9-d29fc7522937`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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