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| Bill | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. | Section 1 of this Act transfers from the Department of Safety and Homeland Security to the Department of Health and Social Services the responsibility for establishing, administering, adopting rules and regulations, and setting fees for courses of instruction and programs of rehabilitation for those whose licenses have been revoked for driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or any drug, or both. The Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health is better positioned to establish and operate programs aimed at treating substance abuse issues. | us/states/de | Delaware General Assembly | 149 | HB 294 | Delaware HB 294 (149) |
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Delaware HB 294 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
Section 1 of this Act transfers from the Department of Safety and Homeland Security to the Department of Health and Social Services the responsibility for establishing, administering, adopting rules and regulations, and setting fees for courses of instruction and programs of rehabilitation for those whose licenses have been revoked for driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or any drug, or both. The Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health is better positioned to establish and operate programs aimed at treating substance abuse issues.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Bill Text (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- SM — 40–0 (pass) · lower
- SM — 18–3 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
- Ernesto B Lopez — primary (person)
- Helene M. Keeley — primary (person)
- Ruth Briggs King — primary (person)
- Bryon H. Short — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel B. Short — cosponsor (person)
- David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Edward S. Osienski — cosponsor (person)
- Gerald W. Hocker — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Outten — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2018-01-09 Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
introduction, referral-committee - 2018-03-28 Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 9 On Its Merits
committee-passage - 2018-06-26 Amendment HA 1 to HB 294 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction - 2018-06-27 Amendment HA 2 to HB 294 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction - 2018-06-27 Amendment HA 1 to HB 294 - Stricken in House
- 2018-06-27 Amendment HA 2 to HB 294 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2018-06-27 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
passage - 2018-07-01 Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 NO
passage - 2018-07-17 Signed by Governor
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0cbe0513-c0d1-4d86-b814-70cc65c3c43d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).