republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/149/sb-144.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LOTTERIES.	This Substitute Act implements certain recommendations adopted by the Lottery & Gaming Study Commission in 2015 and the Video Lottery Advisory Council in 2017, in recognition of significant changes in the regional gaming marketplace and the State’s desire to remain competitive in the face of a proliferation of gaming venues in neighboring states. This Substitute Act adjusts the revenue sharing model in a way that ensures that the State continues to benefit from video lottery proceeds, ensures continued employment and horse racing at the State’s three video lottery facilities, and ensures that the video lottery agents will be able to reinvest capital in their facilities, market their facilities, and maintain their high standards of customer service.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	149	SB 144	Delaware SB 144 (149)	bill		enacted	Brian J. Bushweller Trey Charles Paradee William J. Carson	1	11	3	2018-04-25	2018-06-30	openstates	ocd-bill/f406be56-5adc-4bde-9f5c-a05b2fe30d90	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=26561	4e406ab3ded6b514b3f7d60820f0214bb978c93a9d9cfa64d546b4e10c43313a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware SB 144 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LOTTERIES.

This Substitute Act implements certain recommendations adopted by the Lottery & Gaming Study Commission in 2015 and the Video Lottery Advisory Council in 2017, in recognition of significant changes in the regional gaming marketplace and the State’s desire to remain competitive in the face of a proliferation of gaming venues in neighboring states. This Substitute Act adjusts the revenue sharing model in a way that ensures that the State continues to benefit from video lottery proceeds, ensures continued employment and horse racing at the State’s three video lottery facilities, and ensures that the video lottery agents will be able to reinvest capital in their facilities, market their facilities, and maintain their high standards of customer service.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SM — 17–3 (pass) · upper
• SM — 35–4 (pass) · lower
• SM — 17–3 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Brian J. Bushweller — primary (person)
• Trey Charles Paradee — primary (person)
• William J. Carson — primary (person)
• Anthony Delcollo — cosponsor (person)
• Brian Pettyjohn — cosponsor (person)
• Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
• Catherine Cloutier — cosponsor (person)
• Colin Bonini — cosponsor (person)
• Daniel B. Short — cosponsor (person)
• Dave G. Lawson — cosponsor (person)
• Helene M. Keeley — cosponsor (person)
• Jeff N. Spiegelman — cosponsor (person)
• John A. Kowalko — cosponsor (person)
• John J. Viola — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin S Hensley — cosponsor (person)
• Lyndon D. Yearick — cosponsor (person)
• Margaret Rose Henry — cosponsor (person)
• Michael Mulrooney — cosponsor (person)
• Nicole Poore — cosponsor (person)
• Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
• Sean Matthews — cosponsor (person)
• Stephen Smyk — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-04-25 was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 144 introduction
• 2018-04-25 Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
• 2018-04-25 Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2018-04-26 Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 3 NO 1 NOT VOTING passage
• 2018-06-14 Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill amendment-introduction
• 2018-06-22 Assigned to Administration Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2018-06-28 Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Stricken in House
• 2018-06-28 Amendment HA 2 to SS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2018-06-28 Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 4 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT passage
• 2018-06-30 Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 3 NO 1 NOT VOTING passage
• 2018-06-30 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f406be56-5adc-4bde-9f5c-a05b2fe30d90. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).