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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES."
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description: "This Act makes changes and adds clarifying language to the dealership licensing section of Title21. First, it allows for the suspension of a dealership license for violations of either Title 21 or Title 30 rather than the current requirement for violations of both titles. It also adds that a dealer whose license is suspended cannot reapply for a new license until the terms of the suspension have been met. It also ensures the same character and conviction review standards applied during initial application of a dealership license are also applied to the renewal process. Finally, this bill adds a basis for suspension when a dealership is approved in Delaware, but in reality is rarely present or merely has a virtual office."
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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 342"
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citation: "Delaware HB 342 (149)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bruce C. Ennis", "John L. Mitchell"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 11
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-03-20"
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last_action: "2018-07-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f47a3f3-2a4a-4791-a1d5-bba4dea7b380"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=26394"
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source_hash: "a6fdb28327d19fd599c04aaa53ba3528fa636a659ef663a2fab557198af96be3"
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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 342 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
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This Act makes changes and adds clarifying language to the dealership licensing section of Title21. First, it allows for the suspension of a dealership license for violations of either Title 21 or Title 30 rather than the current requirement for violations of both titles. It also adds that a dealer whose license is suspended cannot reapply for a new license until the terms of the suspension have been met. It also ensures the same character and conviction review standards applied during initial application of a dealership license are also applied to the renewal process. Finally, this bill adds a basis for suspension when a dealership is approved in Delaware, but in reality is rarely present or merely has a virtual office.
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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=26394&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB342)
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## Votes
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- SM — **36–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **20–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bruce C. Ennis — primary (person)
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- John L. Mitchell — primary (person)
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- Helene M. Keeley — cosponsor (person)
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- Margaret Rose Henry — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicole Poore — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-03-20** Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-28** Tabled in Committee
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- **2018-04-18** Amendment HA 1 to HB 342 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-04-25** Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
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- **2018-05-10** Amendment HA 1 to HB 342 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2018-05-10** Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 4 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2018-05-10** Assigned to Transportation Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-13** Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2018-06-28** Rules Suspended in Senate
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- **2018-06-28** Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2018-07-23** 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/1f47a3f3-2a4a-4791-a1d5-bba4dea7b380`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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