republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/151/hb-401.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VEHICLE DEALERSHIP OWNERS LICENSES.	This Act amends Title 21 to specify the requirements for an applicant to obtain or renew a motor vehicle dealer license and aligns the requirements with other state licensing requirements. The current law only requires the applicant to show they have and will comply with the laws of this state and other states. Due to the statute’s current ambiguity the Division of Motor Vehicles is often asked to review an applicant’s criminal history prior to submission of a full application which makes it difficult for the Division to determine if the applicant qualifies for licensure.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	151	HB 401	Delaware HB 401 (151)	bill		enacted	S. Elizabeth Lockman Sean Matthews Stephanie L. Hansen	1	7	2	2022-05-04	2022-10-26	openstates	ocd-bill/aad0639e-464a-4632-bbf5-acaf356b735e	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=109433	9c58c518df731296d369176dcefbf6a3bbec7cce87e16d655d70b6670d01bdd0	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware HB 401 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VEHICLE DEALERSHIP OWNERS LICENSES.

This Act amends Title 21 to specify the requirements for an applicant to obtain or renew a motor vehicle dealer license and aligns the requirements with other state licensing requirements. The current law only requires the applicant to show they have and will comply with the laws of this state and other states. Due to the statute’s current ambiguity the Division of Motor Vehicles is often asked to review an applicant’s criminal history prior to submission of a full application which makes it difficult for the Division to determine if the applicant qualifies for licensure.

Version chain

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

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3/5 — 40–0 (pass) · lower
• 2/3 — 20–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
• Sean Matthews — primary (person)
• Stephanie L. Hansen — primary (person)
• Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
• David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
• John "Jack" Walsh — cosponsor (person)
• John L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
• Kyle Evans Gay — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-05-04 Introduced and Assigned to Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2022-05-18 Reported Out of Committee (Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure) in House with 1 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-06-09 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT passage
• 2022-06-09 Assigned to Transportation Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
• 2022-06-21 Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-06-23 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT passage
• 2022-10-26 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/aad0639e-464a-4632-bbf5-acaf356b735e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).