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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CONCERT HALLS."
description: "This bill changes the number of live music events required for an entity to be a qualified “concert hall” for purposes of alcohol licensing. Previously a concert hall was required to hold at least 250 live music events per year and be open at least 5 days per week. Pursuant to this change, the 5-day requirement is eliminated and the venue must hold 250 live music events per two-year period."
jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
session: "149"
identifier: "HB 111"
citation: "Delaware HB 111 (149)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Helene M. Keeley", "Margaret Rose Henry", "Stephanie T. Bolden"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 7
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-30"
last_action: "2017-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90c9ee2f-2005-4024-b307-3033a021171f"
source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25578"
source_hash: "6fbc6a2b83c141826e979a5c7decfc30804c3aea1bafc6037c377b6bc07a7dfa"
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 111 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CONCERT HALLS.
This bill changes the number of live music events required for an entity to be a qualified “concert hall” for purposes of alcohol licensing. Previously a concert hall was required to hold at least 250 live music events per year and be open at least 5 days per week. Pursuant to this change, the 5-day requirement is eliminated and the venue must hold 250 live music events per two-year period.
## 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=25578&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB111)
## Votes
- SM — **390** (pass) · lower
- SM — **200** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Helene M. Keeley — primary (person)
- Margaret Rose Henry — primary (person)
- Stephanie T. Bolden — primary (person)
- Charles Potter Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Gerald L. Brady — cosponsor (person)
- Harris B. McDowell — cosponsor (person)
- James Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Marshall — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-03-30** Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05** Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce) in House with 4 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-06** Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT `passage`
- **2017-04-10** Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-26** Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
- **2017-05-02** 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/90c9ee2f-2005-4024-b307-3033a021171f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).