---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 9, 14, AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LIBRARIES."
description: "This Act establishes the following principles in regards to public library material: (1) Library material is provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all persons the library serves; (2) Library material should not be excluded, removed, or prohibited from a catalogue because of the origin, background, or views of a persons who created the material; (3) Material should not be excluded, removed, or prohibited from a library because of partisan, ideological, or religious disapproval."
jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
session: "153"
identifier: "HB 119"
citation: "Delaware HB 119 (153)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Claire Snyder-Hall", "Cyndie Romer", "Darius J. Brown", "Dave G. Lawson", "David P. Sokola", "Eric Morrison", "Josue O Ortega", "Krista Griffith", "Laura V. Sturgeon", "Mara Gorman", "Marie Pinkney", "Melanie Ross Levin", "Ray Seigfried", "Russell Huxtable", "Sarah McBride", "Trey Paradee", "William Bush"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-04-15"
last_action: "2025-09-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62c397f8-8a14-4430-9e61-959ad80213a5"
source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142127"
source_hash: "013e978f96c8a8f074c44cae642cc65d89f3ff386977dd6390ced7a64fa5310a"
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 119 (153) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 9, 14, AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LIBRARIES.

This Act establishes the following principles in regards to public library material: (1) Library material is provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all persons the library serves; (2) Library material should not be excluded, removed, or prohibited from a catalogue because of the origin, background, or views of a persons who created the material; (3) Material should not be excluded, removed, or prohibited from a library because of partisan, ideological, or religious disapproval.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HA 1 to HB 119** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=142345&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
2. **HA 7 to HB 119** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=142388&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
3. **HA 8 to HB 119** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=142389&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)

## Votes

- SM — **14–6** (pass) · upper
- SM — **27–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Claire Snyder-Hall — primary (person)
- Cyndie Romer — primary (person)
- Darius J. Brown — primary (person)
- Dave G. Lawson — primary (person)
- David P. Sokola — primary (person)
- Eric Morrison — primary (person)
- Josue O Ortega — primary (person)
- Krista Griffith — primary (person)
- Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
- Mara Gorman — primary (person)
- Marie Pinkney — primary (person)
- Melanie Ross Levin — primary (person)
- Ray Seigfried — primary (person)
- Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
- Sarah McBride — primary (person)
- Trey Paradee — primary (person)
- William Bush — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-15** Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-07** Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-20** Amendment HA 1 to HB 119 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-22** Amendment HA 2 to HB 119 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-22** Amendment HA 3 to HB 119 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-22** Amendment HA 4 to HB 119 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-22** Amendment HA 5 to HB 119 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-22** Amendment HA 6 to HB 119 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-22** Amendment HA 7 to HB 119 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-22** Amendment HA 1 to HB 119 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-22** Amendment HA 2 to HB 119 - Defeated In House by Voice Vote `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-22** Amendment HA 3 to HB 119 - Defeated In House by Voice Vote `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-22** Amendment HA 4 to HB 119 - Stricken in House
- **2025-05-22** Amendment HA 5 to HB 119 - Stricken in House
- **2025-05-22** Amendment HA 6 to HB 119 - Defeated In House by Voice Vote `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-22** Amendment HA 7 to HB 119 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-22** Amendment HA 8 to HB 119 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-22** Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 10 NO 4 ABSENT `passage`
- **2025-05-22** Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-18** Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-30** Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 6 NO 1 ABSENT `passage`
- **2025-09-15** 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/62c397f8-8a14-4430-9e61-959ad80213a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).