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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TAVERNS. This Act changes the definition of tavern from an establishment with a special space and accommodation for sale of beer by the glass for consumption on the premises to an establishment with a special space and accommodation for sale of beer and wine in single servings. The Act also revises § 513 to allow any person in charge of a tavern to apply to the Commissioner for a license to purchase from an importer and to receive, keep and sell beer and wine instead of only beer. The beer and wine must be consumed on the premises where sold. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 151 HB 132 Delaware HB 132 (151)
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Delaware HB 132 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TAVERNS.

This Act changes the definition of tavern from an establishment with a special space and accommodation for sale of beer by the glass for consumption on the premises to an establishment with a special space and accommodation for sale of beer and wine in single servings. The Act also revises § 513 to allow any person in charge of a tavern to apply to the Commissioner for a license to purchase from an importer and to receive, keep and sell beer and wine instead of only beer. The beer and wine must be consumed on the premises where sold.

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 — 410 (pass) · lower
  • SM — 190 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
  • Kimberly Williams — primary (person)
  • Dave G. Lawson — cosponsor (person)
  • David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
  • Ernesto B. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
  • John L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
  • Larry Lambert — cosponsor (person)
  • Lyndon D. Yearick — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael F. Smith — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael Ramone — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
  • S. Elizabeth Lockman — cosponsor (person)
  • Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
  • Spiros Mantzavinos — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-03-23 Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2021-04-27 Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 1 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-06-03 Suspension of Rules in House
  • 2021-06-08 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES passage
  • 2021-06-08 Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2021-06-16 Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-06-30 Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT passage
  • 2021-09-17 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a2ec1fc3-6c1e-4b97-9d04-d5d4eeb32ca9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).