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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF REHOBOTH BEACH RELATING TO THE CITY MANAGERS DELEGATION OF SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY OVER CITY EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING BEACH PATROL EMPLOYEES. This Act amends the Charter of the City of Rehoboth Beach to provide that the City Manager may delegate supervisory authority, including supervisory authority over the Citys Beach Patrol. This Act also clarifies that the City Manager has the authority to determine the composition of the Beach Patrol and establish rules and regulations covering the qualifications of members of the Beach Patrol. This Act also deletes provisions vesting members of the Beach Patrol with all the authority of a member of the Police Force. This Act also further clarifies the duties of the Beach Patrol in connection with its charge to preserve human life along the beachfront of the City. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 151 HB 156 Delaware HB 156 (151)
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Delaware HB 156 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF REHOBOTH BEACH RELATING TO THE CITY MANAGERS DELEGATION OF SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY OVER CITY EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING BEACH PATROL EMPLOYEES.

This Act amends the Charter of the City of Rehoboth Beach to provide that the City Manager may delegate supervisory authority, including supervisory authority over the Citys Beach Patrol. This Act also clarifies that the City Manager has the authority to determine the composition of the Beach Patrol and establish rules and regulations covering the qualifications of members of the Beach Patrol. This Act also deletes provisions vesting members of the Beach Patrol with all the authority of a member of the Police Force. This Act also further clarifies the duties of the Beach Patrol in connection with its charge to preserve human life along the beachfront of the City.

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 — 210 (pass) · upper
  • 2/3 — 390 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Ernesto B. Lopez — primary (person)
  • Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
  • Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
  • David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
  • Ruth Briggs King — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-04-20 Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2021-04-27 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-05-07 Suspension of Rules in House
  • 2021-05-13 Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT passage
  • 2021-05-13 Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2021-05-19 Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits committee-passage
  • 2021-06-24 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
  • 2021-09-15 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d5a1981f-1ae1-4d1b-b107-a5d6c406c21a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).