---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE EXPENSE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021; SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS; AND AMENDING CERTAIN PERTINENT STATUTORY PROVISIONS."
description: "This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
session: "150"
identifier: "SB 240"
citation: "Delaware SB 240 (150)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harris B. McDowell", "Quinton Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-06-18"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df47a522-d4af-4a44-a664-7c9e72176f81"
source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=48159"
source_hash: "118de7bf93c5ba824e05ba89b1ada13191276d81a83eb1ee8985a6a63effa32d"
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 SB 240 (150) — AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE EXPENSE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021; SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS; AND AMENDING CERTAIN PERTINENT STATUTORY PROVISIONS.

This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations Act.

## 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/GetPdfDocument?fileAttachmentId=310856)

## Votes

- SM — **20–1** (pass) · upper
- SM — **40–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Harris B. McDowell — primary (person)
- Quinton Johnson — primary (person)
- Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
- Bryant L. Richardson — cosponsor (person)
- Dave G. Lawson — cosponsor (person)
- Earl G. Jaques Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin S Hensley — cosponsor (person)
- Laura V. Sturgeon — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Briggs King — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie T. Bolden — cosponsor (person)
- Trey Paradee — cosponsor (person)
- William J. Carson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-06-18** Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate `introduction`
- **2020-06-23** Lifted From Table in Senate
- **2020-06-23** Suspension of Rules in Senate
- **2020-06-23** Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO `passage`
- **2020-06-23** Amendment HA 1 to SB 240 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-24** Amendment HA 1 to SB 240 - Defeated By House. Votes: 6 YES 35 NO `amendment-failure`
- **2020-06-24** Suspension of Rules in House
- **2020-06-24** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 NO `passage`
- **2020-06-30** 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/df47a522-d4af-4a44-a664-7c9e72176f81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).