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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VEHICLE DEALERSHIP OWNERS LICENSES."
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description: "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."
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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 401"
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citation: "Delaware HB 401 (151)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["S. Elizabeth Lockman", "Sean Matthews", "Stephanie L. Hansen"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 7
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2022-05-04"
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last_action: "2022-10-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aad0639e-464a-4632-bbf5-acaf356b735e"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=109433"
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source_hash: "9c58c518df731296d369176dcefbf6a3bbec7cce87e16d655d70b6670d01bdd0"
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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 401 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VEHICLE DEALERSHIP OWNERS LICENSES.
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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.
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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=109433&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB401)
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## Votes
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- 3/5 — **40–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2/3 — **20–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
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- Sean Matthews — primary (person)
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- Stephanie L. Hansen — primary (person)
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- Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
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- David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
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- John "Jack" Walsh — cosponsor (person)
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- John L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
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- Kyle Evans Gay — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-05-04** Introduced and Assigned to Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **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`
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- **2022-06-09** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2022-06-09** Assigned to Transportation Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2022-06-21** Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-06-23** Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2022-10-26** 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/aad0639e-464a-4632-bbf5-acaf356b735e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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