republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/150/sb-251.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 20 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC PROTECTIONS DURING THE COVID-19 STATE OF EMERGENCY AND MARRIAGE LICENSES.	This Act ensures that the protections put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic related to marriage licenses do not cease immediately upon the lifting of the COVID-19 State of Emergency, but instead continue until June 30, 2021.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	150	SB 251	Delaware SB 251 (150)	bill		enacted	Franklin D. Cooke Laura V. Sturgeon	1	7	2	2020-06-16	2020-07-16	openstates	ocd-bill/20bc5039-dcda-4190-a9a3-b2734ee8d4c7	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=48146	6fa81be9556d711ddeac9e16640ea604a0824db1766ccacf9025a7fb46df9d15	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware SB 251 (150) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 20 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC PROTECTIONS DURING THE COVID-19 STATE OF EMERGENCY AND MARRIAGE LICENSES.

This Act ensures that the protections put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic related to marriage licenses do not cease immediately upon the lifting of the COVID-19 State of Emergency, but instead continue until June 30, 2021.

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 — 21–0 (pass) · upper
• 2/3 — 41–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Franklin D. Cooke — primary (person)
• Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-06-16 Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate introduction
• 2020-06-23 Suspension of Rules in Senate
• 2020-06-23 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
• 2020-06-23 Assigned to Administration Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2020-06-25 Suspension of Rules in House
• 2020-06-25 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES passage
• 2020-07-16 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/20bc5039-dcda-4190-a9a3-b2734ee8d4c7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).