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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE COMMISSION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. This Act changes the composition of the Commission and further clarifies the definition of “veterans” as it pertains to this Section of Title 29. The Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs is comprised of members, appointed by the Governor, who represent specific veteran organizations. The United States Congress defines the Korean War Era as June 27, 1950 to January 31, 1955, and today most living Korean War Veterans are in their upper 80s or lower 90s. This amendment will redesignate the seat to an organization that is self-perpetuating and whose membership will continue on, and also serve to provide the diverse representation of all veterans. Also preserved is the ability of the current Korean War Commissioner to remain as a Commissioner until his term expires or that seat otherwise becomes vacant. The sole remaining active Chapter of the Korean War Veterans of America in Delaware is in the process of being disbanded due to lack of membership. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 152 HB 218 Delaware HB 218 (152)
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Brian Pettyjohn
Bryan Townsend
Bryant L. Richardson
Darius J. Brown
David L. Wilson
David P. Sokola
Franklin D. Cooke
John "Jack" Walsh
Kendra Johnson
Laura V. Sturgeon
Marie Pinkney
Michael Ramone
Nicole Poore
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha
Russell Huxtable
Ruth Briggs King
S. Elizabeth Lockman
Sarah McBride
Sean Matthews
Sherry Dorsey Walker
Spiros Mantzavinos
Stell Parker Selby
Trey Paradee
Valerie Longhurst
William Bush
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Delaware HB 218 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE COMMISSION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

This Act changes the composition of the Commission and further clarifies the definition of “veterans” as it pertains to this Section of Title 29. The Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs is comprised of members, appointed by the Governor, who represent specific veteran organizations. The United States Congress defines the Korean War Era as June 27, 1950 to January 31, 1955, and today most living Korean War Veterans are in their upper 80s or lower 90s. This amendment will redesignate the seat to an organization that is self-perpetuating and whose membership will continue on, and also serve to provide the diverse representation of all veterans. Also preserved is the ability of the current Korean War Commissioner to remain as a Commissioner until his term expires or that seat otherwise becomes vacant. The sole remaining active Chapter of the Korean War Veterans of America in Delaware is in the process of being disbanded due to lack of membership.

Version chain

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

  1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • 3/4 — 390 (pass) · lower
  • SM — 210 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
  • Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
  • Bryant L. Richardson — primary (person)
  • Darius J. Brown — primary (person)
  • David L. Wilson — primary (person)
  • David P. Sokola — primary (person)
  • Franklin D. Cooke — primary (person)
  • John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
  • Kendra Johnson — primary (person)
  • Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
  • Marie Pinkney — primary (person)
  • Michael Ramone — primary (person)
  • Nicole Poore — primary (person)
  • Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha — primary (person)
  • Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
  • Ruth Briggs King — primary (person)
  • S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
  • Sarah McBride — primary (person)
  • Sean Matthews — primary (person)
  • Sherry Dorsey Walker — primary (person)
  • Spiros Mantzavinos — primary (person)
  • Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)
  • Trey Paradee — primary (person)
  • Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
  • William Bush — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-06-08 Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2023-06-14 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-06-20 Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT passage
  • 2023-06-20 Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2023-06-28 Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits committee-passage
  • 2023-06-30 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
  • 2023-08-09 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8fd2be34-5631-47ca-bd59-ce5575d9e3eb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).