republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/151/sb-157.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO POWERS OF ATTORNEY, ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, AND THE REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES.	Delaware’s Power of Attorney statute requires a notary to verify the signature on a document. Many financial institutions have difficulty having the customer appear before a notary for that notarization. There are several electronic signature verification processes that are available to businesses. This bill would create a Power of Attorney for motor vehicle business that would allow for electronic signature verification if the verification system is acceptable to the Department. This bill will enable businesses of all sizes to accelerate document turnaround time and reduce costs, while ensuring document security and privacy. The revised bill clarifies when a power of attorney becomes valid, the duration of the power of attorney, and removes any potential conflict with an appointed guardian’s responsibilities.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	151	SB 157	Delaware SB 157 (151)	bill		enacted	Edward S. Osienski Stephanie L. Hansen	1	8	2	2021-06-15	2021-09-15	openstates	ocd-bill/e1d371b7-adc0-4684-9be6-45d9b828e33c	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=78914	5456405a60252834095e58c94bb6c82477106acd7fe1615a50d42e4471d98d8e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware SB 157 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO POWERS OF ATTORNEY, ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, AND THE REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES.

Delaware’s Power of Attorney statute requires a notary to verify the signature on a document. Many financial institutions have difficulty having the customer appear before a notary for that notarization. There are several electronic signature verification processes that are available to businesses. This bill would create a Power of Attorney for motor vehicle business that would allow for electronic signature verification if the verification system is acceptable to the Department. This bill will enable businesses of all sizes to accelerate document turnaround time and reduce costs, while ensuring document security and privacy. The revised bill clarifies when a power of attorney becomes valid, the duration of the power of attorney, and removes any potential conflict with an appointed guardian’s responsibilities.

Version chain

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

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SM — 20–0 (pass) · upper
• 2/3 — 41–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Edward S. Osienski — primary (person)
• Stephanie L. Hansen — primary (person)
• Bryan Townsend — cosponsor (person)
• Dave G. Lawson — cosponsor (person)
• David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
• John "Jack" Walsh — cosponsor (person)
• John L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
• Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
• Trey Paradee — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-06-15 Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 157, and Assigned to Transportation Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
• 2021-06-15 Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-06-16 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT passage
• 2021-06-17 Assigned to Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2021-06-23 Reported Out of Committee (Transportation/Land Use and Infrastructure) in House with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-06-25 Suspension of Rules in House
• 2021-06-29 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES passage
• 2021-09-15 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e1d371b7-adc0-4684-9be6-45d9b828e33c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).