---
type: "Bill"
title: "DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO COMMISSION AN ARCHITECTURAL STUDY OF KINGSTON-UPON HULL."
description: "This Joint Resolution directs the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to obtain an architectural report of Kingston-upon Hull to consider estimated costs to either restore or stabilize the property. The resolution further directs the report consider future use of the property and recommend a course of action for the property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
session: "153"
identifier: "SJR 4"
citation: "Delaware SJR 4 (153)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Pettyjohn", "Darius J. Brown", "David L. Wilson", "Franklin D. Cooke", "Josue O Ortega", "Kerri Evelyn Harris", "Kyra L. Hoffner", "Ray Seigfried", "Trey Paradee", "William J. Carson"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 7
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-21"
last_action: "2025-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8540b89e-cf71-4b7c-8b52-1c0114ee8de1"
source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141983"
source_hash: "0fa0fdf7b1f51491597bc456d394ce7e3740e39e22f93083b756560b15593f10"
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 SJR 4 (153) — DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO COMMISSION AN ARCHITECTURAL STUDY OF KINGSTON-UPON HULL.

This Joint Resolution directs the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to obtain an architectural report of Kingston-upon Hull to consider estimated costs to either restore or stabilize the property. The resolution further directs the report consider future use of the property and recommend a course of action for the property.

## Version chain

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


## Votes

- SM — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- SM — **40–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
- Darius J. Brown — primary (person)
- David L. Wilson — primary (person)
- Franklin D. Cooke — primary (person)
- Josue O Ortega — primary (person)
- Kerri Evelyn Harris — primary (person)
- Kyra L. Hoffner — primary (person)
- Ray Seigfried — primary (person)
- Trey Paradee — primary (person)
- William J. Carson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-21** Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-14** Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 8 Favorable `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-21** Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT `passage`
- **2025-05-22** Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-11** Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 1 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-12** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
- **2025-08-21** 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/8540b89e-cf71-4b7c-8b52-1c0114ee8de1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).