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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 17 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. The “Advanced Wireless Infrastructure Investment Act” creates a new Chapter 16 of Title 17 that will accelerate investment in mobile broadband infrastructure and ready the State for the next wave of economic development in the digital economy. In recognition of the shift from landline to wireless communications, the Act authorizes wireless providers access to the States rights of way and establishes a Statewide policy for deployment of small wireless cells to meet the growing demand for wireless services which provide Delaware citizens with access to advanced technology, information and 911 services. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 149 HB 189 Delaware HB 189 (149)
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John L. Mitchell
Nicole Poore
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Delaware HB 189 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 17 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HIGHWAYS.

The “Advanced Wireless Infrastructure Investment Act” creates a new Chapter 16 of Title 17 that will accelerate investment in mobile broadband infrastructure and ready the State for the next wave of economic development in the digital economy. In recognition of the shift from landline to wireless communications, the Act authorizes wireless providers access to the States rights of way and establishes a Statewide policy for deployment of small wireless cells to meet the growing demand for wireless services which provide Delaware citizens with access to advanced technology, information and 911 services.

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 — 360 (pass) · lower
  • 3/5 — 190 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
  • Harris B. McDowell — primary (person)
  • John L. Mitchell — primary (person)
  • Nicole Poore — primary (person)
  • Anthony Delcollo — cosponsor (person)
  • Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
  • Daniel B. Short — cosponsor (person)
  • David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
  • Deborah Hudson — cosponsor (person)
  • Edward S. Osienski — cosponsor (person)
  • Ernesto B Lopez — cosponsor (person)
  • Gregory F. Lavelle — cosponsor (person)
  • Helene M. Keeley — cosponsor (person)
  • John J. Viola — cosponsor (person)
  • Joseph E. Miro — cosponsor (person)
  • Peter C. Schwartzkopf — cosponsor (person)
  • Quinton Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Ronald E. Gray — cosponsor (person)
  • Ruth Briggs King — cosponsor (person)
  • Valerie Longhurst — cosponsor (person)
  • William J. Carson — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2017-05-18 Introduced and Assigned to Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2017-06-07 Reported Out of Committee (Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure) in House with 5 Favorable committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2017-06-08 Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT passage
  • 2017-06-09 Assigned to Transportation Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2017-06-14 Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
  • 2017-06-15 Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT passage
  • 2017-08-31 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4cb6a123-7df6-4b7e-b52d-01cf1700c71d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).