republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/150/sb-243.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.	Since 2009, when video-conferencing was first permitted under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) by Senate Bill No. 104 (145th General Assembly), technology has continued to evolve and the need to provide more mechanisms for participation by members of public bodies and the public has grown. In addition, under the Governor's March 12, 2020, Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat “State of Emergency” and House Concurrent Resolution No. 85 (“HCR 85”), public bodies in Delaware have been successfully holding virtual meetings.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	150	SB 243	Delaware SB 243 (150)	bill		enacted	Anthony Delcollo Gerald L. Brady Krista Griffith Nicole Poore Paul S. Baumbach Stephanie L. Hansen	1	7	2	2020-06-15	2020-07-23	openstates	ocd-bill/3c96cf1b-3d37-4245-ad96-088d89497023	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=48140	ce95c7bc35d3b3c1ac6dcaa7b84b11634b612fd706cc4919ec022020856f1e56	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware SB 243 (150) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

Since 2009, when video-conferencing was first permitted under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) by Senate Bill No. 104 (145th General Assembly), technology has continued to evolve and the need to provide more mechanisms for participation by members of public bodies and the public has grown. In addition, under the Governor's March 12, 2020, Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat “State of Emergency” and House Concurrent Resolution No. 85 (“HCR 85”), public bodies in Delaware have been successfully holding virtual meetings.

Version chain

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

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2/3 — 39–1 (pass) · lower
• 2/3 — 16–5 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Anthony Delcollo — primary (person)
• Gerald L. Brady — primary (person)
• Krista Griffith — primary (person)
• Nicole Poore — primary (person)
• Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
• Stephanie L. Hansen — primary (person)
• Bryan Townsend — cosponsor (person)
• Catherine Cloutier — cosponsor (person)
• David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
• S. Elizabeth Lockman — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-06-15 was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 243 and Laid on Table introduction
• 2020-06-16 Suspension of Rules in Senate
• 2020-06-16 Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO passage
• 2020-06-16 Assigned to Administration Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2020-06-22 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits committee-passage
• 2020-06-25 Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT passage
• 2020-07-23 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3c96cf1b-3d37-4245-ad96-088d89497023. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).