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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RULES OF THE ROAD. Speeding is a contributing factor in many serious injury motor vehicle crashes and roadway fatalities. This Act adds operating a motor vehicle at a speed of 90 miles an hour or more to the definition of reckless driving. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 152 HB 120 Delaware HB 120 (152)
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Brian Pettyjohn
Bryan Townsend
Bryant L. Richardson
Daniel B. Short
David L. Wilson
David P. Sokola
Edward S. Osienski
Franklin D. Cooke
John "Jack" Walsh
Kendra Johnson
Marie Pinkney
Nicole Poore
Peter C. Schwartzkopf
Russell Huxtable
Ruth Briggs King
S. Elizabeth Lockman
Sean Matthews
Stell Parker Selby
Timothy D. Dukes
Valerie Longhurst
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Delaware HB 120 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RULES OF THE ROAD.

Speeding is a contributing factor in many serious injury motor vehicle crashes and roadway fatalities. This Act adds operating a motor vehicle at a speed of 90 miles an hour or more to the definition of reckless driving.

Version chain

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

  1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source
  2. SA 2 to HB 120 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SM — 250 (pass) · lower
  • SM — 400 (pass) · lower
  • SM — 200 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
  • Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
  • Bryant L. Richardson — primary (person)
  • Daniel B. Short — primary (person)
  • David L. Wilson — primary (person)
  • David P. Sokola — primary (person)
  • Edward S. Osienski — primary (person)
  • Franklin D. Cooke — primary (person)
  • John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
  • Kendra Johnson — primary (person)
  • Marie Pinkney — primary (person)
  • Nicole Poore — primary (person)
  • Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
  • Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
  • Ruth Briggs King — primary (person)
  • S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
  • Sean Matthews — primary (person)
  • Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)
  • Timothy D. Dukes — primary (person)
  • Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-04-20 Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2023-04-26 Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 7 Favorable committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-05-02 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT passage
  • 2023-05-02 Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2023-05-10 Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 5 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-06-20 Amendment SA 1 to HB 120 - Introduced and Placed With Bill amendment-introduction
  • 2023-06-22 Amendment SA 2 to HB 120 - Introduced and Placed With Bill amendment-introduction
  • 2023-06-22 Amendment SA 1 to HB 120 - Stricken in Senate
  • 2023-06-22 Amendment SA 2 to HB 120 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT amendment-passage
  • 2023-06-22 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT passage
  • 2023-06-29 Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 16 ABSENT passage
  • 2023-06-30 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/29e11b8d-af48-4ea1-90d8-403a6e9396b8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).