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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "150"
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identifier: "SB 243"
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citation: "Delaware SB 243 (150)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Anthony Delcollo", "Gerald L. Brady", "Krista Griffith", "Nicole Poore", "Paul S. Baumbach", "Stephanie L. Hansen"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 7
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2020-06-15"
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last_action: "2020-07-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c96cf1b-3d37-4245-ad96-088d89497023"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=48140"
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source_hash: "ce95c7bc35d3b3c1ac6dcaa7b84b11634b612fd706cc4919ec022020856f1e56"
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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 SB 243 (150) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
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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.
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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=48140&legislationTypeId=6&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SS1)
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## Votes
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- 2/3 — **39–1** (pass) · lower
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- 2/3 — **16–5** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Anthony Delcollo — primary (person)
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- Gerald L. Brady — primary (person)
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- Krista Griffith — primary (person)
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- Nicole Poore — primary (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
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- Stephanie L. Hansen — primary (person)
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- Bryan Townsend — cosponsor (person)
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- Catherine Cloutier — cosponsor (person)
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- David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Elizabeth Lockman — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-06-15** was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 243 and Laid on Table `introduction`
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- **2020-06-16** Suspension of Rules in Senate
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- **2020-06-16** Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO `passage`
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- **2020-06-16** Assigned to Administration Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2020-06-22** Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2020-06-25** Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2020-07-23** 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/3c96cf1b-3d37-4245-ad96-088d89497023`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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