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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION."
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description: "This bill eliminates the sunset provision on the “at-store” recycling program for plastic bags. The program established in 2009 included a sunset provision until 2014. In 2014, the General Assembly extended that sunset provision to 2017. This bill eliminates the sunset provision permanently to encourage the continued routine for consumers to recycle plastic bags through “at-store” programs."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "149"
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identifier: "HB 215"
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citation: "Delaware HB 215 (149)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Harris B. McDowell", "Valerie Longhurst"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 7
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-06-06"
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last_action: "2017-07-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9086817-e315-41d6-b4ca-0c5d824fc88d"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25880"
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source_hash: "9f2c73057b2d82e6fb570a68854f820be967b94dc48e79eb01cbbaa3e2934653"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# Delaware HB 215 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION.
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This bill eliminates the sunset provision on the “at-store” recycling program for plastic bags. The program established in 2009 included a sunset provision until 2014. In 2014, the General Assembly extended that sunset provision to 2017. This bill eliminates the sunset provision permanently to encourage the continued routine for consumers to recycle plastic bags through “at-store” programs.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=25880&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB215)
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## Votes
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- SM — **41–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Harris B. McDowell — primary (person)
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- Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
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- Charles Potter Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- David Bentz — cosponsor (person)
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- Debra Heffernan — cosponsor (person)
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- Earl G. Jaques Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Edward S. Osienski — cosponsor (person)
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- James Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- John J. Viola — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
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- Ruth Briggs King — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)
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- Trey Charles Paradee — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-06-06** Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-14** Reported Out of Committee (House Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2017-06-22** Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES `passage`
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- **2017-06-23** Assigned to Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-28** Reported Out of Committee (Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2017-07-01** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2017-07-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9086817-e315-41d6-b4ca-0c5d824fc88d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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