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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 RELATING TO \"SEEING EYE DOGS.\""
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description: "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 Committee’s review of the Division for the Visually Impaired, and furthers the goal of modernizing Chapter 21, Title 31."
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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 383"
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citation: "Delaware HB 383 (151)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Kyle Evans Gay", "Sherry Dorsey Walker"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2022-04-12"
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last_action: "2022-10-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91539470-4747-4f28-a4ee-779dee31b113"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=109345"
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source_hash: "7204ca0f5d12557f849d25a136eefac27bdc9cb41480d1d40c6c8877d1a0c15e"
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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 383 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 RELATING TO "SEEING EYE DOGS."
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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 Committee’s review of the Division for the Visually Impaired, and furthers the goal of modernizing Chapter 21, Title 31.
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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=109345&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB383)
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## Votes
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- SM — **41–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Kyle Evans Gay — primary (person)
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- Sherry Dorsey Walker — primary (person)
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- Brian Pettyjohn — cosponsor (person)
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- Bryant L. Richardson — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman — cosponsor (person)
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- Kendra Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- Krista Griffith — cosponsor (person)
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- Lyndon D. Yearick — cosponsor (person)
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- Sarah McBride — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-04-12** Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **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`
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- **2022-06-03** Suspension of Rules in House
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- **2022-06-07** Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES `passage`
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- **2022-06-07** Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2022-06-08** Re-Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2022-06-14** Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 3 Favorable `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-06-29** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2022-10-14** 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/91539470-4747-4f28-a4ee-779dee31b113`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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