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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO UNMARKED HUMAN BURIALS AND SKELETAL REMAINS."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "151"
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identifier: "HB 194"
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citation: "Delaware HB 194 (151)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Colin Bonini", "Dave G. Lawson", "Kendra Johnson", "Sherae'a Moore"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 8
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-05-18"
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last_action: "2021-09-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a0382c7-ad2b-4878-80f1-15b5804776d5"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=78731"
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source_hash: "8263f04414fd5d0b6348ed158422aa153dbd977014f8721a354f4e652b65786a"
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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 HB 194 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO UNMARKED HUMAN BURIALS AND SKELETAL REMAINS.
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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.
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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=78731&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB194)
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## Votes
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- 2/3 — **41–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Colin Bonini — primary (person)
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- Dave G. Lawson — primary (person)
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- Kendra Johnson — primary (person)
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- Sherae'a Moore — primary (person)
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- Brian Pettyjohn — cosponsor (person)
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- Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
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- Bryan Townsend — cosponsor (person)
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- Bryant L. Richardson — cosponsor (person)
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- Darius J. Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
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- Debra Heffernan — cosponsor (person)
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- Eric Morrison — cosponsor (person)
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- Ernesto B. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Gerald W. Hocker — cosponsor (person)
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- John "Jack" Walsh — cosponsor (person)
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- John A. Kowalko — cosponsor (person)
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- Kyle Evans Gay — cosponsor (person)
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- Larry Lambert — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura V. Sturgeon — cosponsor (person)
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- Marie Pinkney — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicole Poore — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Elizabeth Lockman — cosponsor (person)
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- Sarah McBride — cosponsor (person)
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- Spiros Mantzavinos — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)
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- Trey Paradee — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-05-18** Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-16** Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources) in House with 3 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-18** Suspension of Rules in House
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- **2021-06-22** Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES `passage`
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- **2021-06-22** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-24** Reported Out of Committee (Environment & Energy) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-30** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2021-09-10** 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/9a0382c7-ad2b-4878-80f1-15b5804776d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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