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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS INVOLVING THE TRANSFER OF STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNCTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE."
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description: "The Division of Small Business, Development and Tourism was created by 81 Del. Laws ch. 49 and placed in the Department of State. This enactment transferred certain responsibilities for economic development, formerly in the Delaware Department of Economic Development, to this Division."
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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 432"
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citation: "Delaware HB 432 (149)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brian Pettyjohn", "Bryon H. Short", "Gregory F. Lavelle", "John Walsh", "Lyndon D. Yearick"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 10
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-05-30"
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last_action: "2018-08-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e790d07-3fbb-4bde-b9c0-f8f42abbcd55"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=26723"
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source_hash: "61fd8769c6fd344f9c1eeb114b551fc5e809aca3e5fb4c30ce14873172f4a876"
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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 432 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS INVOLVING THE TRANSFER OF STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNCTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
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The Division of Small Business, Development and Tourism was created by 81 Del. Laws ch. 49 and placed in the Department of State. This enactment transferred certain responsibilities for economic development, formerly in the Delaware Department of Economic Development, to this Division.
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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=26723&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB432)
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## Votes
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- SM — **37–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **20–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
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- Bryon H. Short — primary (person)
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- Gregory F. Lavelle — primary (person)
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- John Walsh — primary (person)
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- Lyndon D. Yearick — primary (person)
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- David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Deborah Hudson — cosponsor (person)
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- Gerald L. Brady — cosponsor (person)
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- Gerald W. Hocker — cosponsor (person)
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- Helene M. Keeley — cosponsor (person)
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- Margaret Rose Henry — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael Ramone — cosponsor (person)
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- Ruth Briggs King — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephen Smyk — 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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- **2018-05-30** Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-05** Amendment HA 1 to HB 432 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-06-06** Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce) in House with 11 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2018-06-26** Amendment HA 1 to HB 432 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2018-06-26** Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 4 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2018-06-26** Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-27** Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) 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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- **2018-08-10** 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/1e790d07-3fbb-4bde-b9c0-f8f42abbcd55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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