republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/151/hb-194.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO UNMARKED HUMAN BURIALS AND SKELETAL REMAINS.	This Act would revise the definition of Committee to include the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware in the body that determines the treatment and disposition of Native American unmarked burials and human skeletal remains. This Act would also add a new definition of a Committee convened by the Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to address discoveries of non-Native American unmarked burials and human skeletal remains, including those of enslaved individuals and undetermined cultural affiliation. This Act also adds new definitions for “lineal descendant” and “proven kinship” to replace the undefined term “next of kin.” This Act would also clarify responsibilities of various parties and encourage preservation of unmarked burials in place, consistent with the purposes of the Chapter. This Act would make failure to report a discovery of remains a prohibited act.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	151	HB 194	Delaware HB 194 (151)	bill		enacted	Colin Bonini Dave G. Lawson Kendra Johnson Sherae'a Moore	1	8	2	2021-05-18	2021-09-10	openstates	ocd-bill/9a0382c7-ad2b-4878-80f1-15b5804776d5	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=78731	8263f04414fd5d0b6348ed158422aa153dbd977014f8721a354f4e652b65786a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware HB 194 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO UNMARKED HUMAN BURIALS AND SKELETAL REMAINS.

This Act would revise the definition of Committee to include the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware in the body that determines the treatment and disposition of Native American unmarked burials and human skeletal remains. This Act would also add a new definition of a Committee convened by the Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to address discoveries of non-Native American unmarked burials and human skeletal remains, including those of enslaved individuals and undetermined cultural affiliation. This Act also adds new definitions for “lineal descendant” and “proven kinship” to replace the undefined term “next of kin.” This Act would also clarify responsibilities of various parties and encourage preservation of unmarked burials in place, consistent with the purposes of the Chapter. This Act would make failure to report a discovery of remains a prohibited act.

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 — 41–0 (pass) · lower
• SM — 21–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Colin Bonini — primary (person)
• Dave G. Lawson — primary (person)
• Kendra Johnson — primary (person)
• Sherae'a Moore — primary (person)
• Brian Pettyjohn — cosponsor (person)
• Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
• Bryan Townsend — cosponsor (person)
• Bryant L. Richardson — cosponsor (person)
• Darius J. Brown — cosponsor (person)
• David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
• David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
• Debra Heffernan — cosponsor (person)
• Eric Morrison — cosponsor (person)
• Ernesto B. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
• Gerald W. Hocker — cosponsor (person)
• John "Jack" Walsh — cosponsor (person)
• John A. Kowalko — cosponsor (person)
• Kyle Evans Gay — cosponsor (person)
• Larry Lambert — cosponsor (person)
• Laura V. Sturgeon — cosponsor (person)
• Marie Pinkney — cosponsor (person)
• Nicole Poore — cosponsor (person)
• Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
• S. Elizabeth Lockman — cosponsor (person)
• Sarah McBride — cosponsor (person)
• Spiros Mantzavinos — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)
• Trey Paradee — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-05-18 Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2021-06-16 Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources) in House with 3 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-06-18 Suspension of Rules in House
• 2021-06-22 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES passage
• 2021-06-22 Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
• 2021-06-24 Reported Out of Committee (Environment & Energy) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-06-30 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
• 2021-09-10 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9a0382c7-ad2b-4878-80f1-15b5804776d5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).