republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/149/hb-158.md

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Bill	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.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	149	HB 158	Delaware HB 158 (149)	bill		enacted	Helene M. Keeley Margaret Rose Henry Stephanie T. Bolden	1	11	2	2017-05-04	2017-07-17	openstates	ocd-bill/2b6ace59-98cc-4a4c-8dd9-d29fc7522937	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25726	27ab10a20b3d91ccfdcc834838a116db7d61d55079359313d8459f5874486f98	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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

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; origin ocd-bill/2b6ace59-98cc-4a4c-8dd9-d29fc7522937. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).