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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 RELATING TO "SEEING EYE DOGS." This Act repeals § 2117, Title 31, which relates to an individual who, by reason of loss or impairment of eyesight or hearing, has a right to be accompanied by a “seeing eye dog,” also known as a “guide dog,” in public conveyances; hotels; lodging places; all places of accommodation, amusement, or resort; and other places to which the general public is invited. This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committees review of the Division for the Visually Impaired, and furthers the goal of modernizing Chapter 21, Title 31. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 151 HB 383 Delaware HB 383 (151)
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Delaware HB 383 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 RELATING TO "SEEING EYE DOGS."

This Act repeals § 2117, Title 31, which relates to an individual who, by reason of loss or impairment of eyesight or hearing, has a right to be accompanied by a “seeing eye dog,” also known as a “guide dog,” in public conveyances; hotels; lodging places; all places of accommodation, amusement, or resort; and other places to which the general public is invited. This Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committees review of the Division for the Visually Impaired, and furthers the goal of modernizing Chapter 21, Title 31.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SM — 410 (pass) · lower
  • SM — 210 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Kyle Evans Gay — primary (person)
  • Sherry Dorsey Walker — primary (person)
  • Brian Pettyjohn — cosponsor (person)
  • Bryant L. Richardson — cosponsor (person)
  • Jeffrey N. Spiegelman — cosponsor (person)
  • Kendra Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Krista Griffith — cosponsor (person)
  • Lyndon D. Yearick — cosponsor (person)
  • Sarah McBride — cosponsor (person)
  • Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-04-12 Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2022-05-03 Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-06-03 Suspension of Rules in House
  • 2022-06-07 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES passage
  • 2022-06-07 Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2022-06-08 Re-Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2022-06-14 Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 3 Favorable committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-06-29 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
  • 2022-10-14 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/91539470-4747-4f28-a4ee-779dee31b113. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).