republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/152/hb-287.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RETIRED LAW-ENFORCEMENT CANINES.	This act requires that an owner be reimbursed up to $1,500 annually for veterinary care expenses paid by the owner for the care of a law-enforcement canine retired from a police department of a political subdivision of the State of Delaware.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	152	HB 287	Delaware HB 287 (152)	bill		enacted	Brian Pettyjohn Bryan Townsend Bryan W. Shupe Daniel B. Short David L. Wilson Edward S. Osienski Franklin D. Cooke John "Jack" Walsh Lyndon D. Yearick Michael F. Smith Paul S. Baumbach Sean M. Lynn Timothy D. Dukes	1	7	2	2024-01-17	2024-10-23	openstates	ocd-bill/05fbe198-6734-4943-8c21-3b4df6f4e043	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140855	03a918c6a4f512be0add2b57ba9ca798f43f1ce091dfafac95fc77345b003fe5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware HB 287 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RETIRED LAW-ENFORCEMENT CANINES.

This act requires that an owner be reimbursed up to $1,500 annually for veterinary care expenses paid by the owner for the care of a law-enforcement canine retired from a police department of a political subdivision of the State of Delaware.

Version chain

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

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SM — 21–0 (pass) · upper
• SM — 35–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
• Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
• Bryan W. Shupe — primary (person)
• Daniel B. Short — primary (person)
• David L. Wilson — primary (person)
• Edward S. Osienski — primary (person)
• Franklin D. Cooke — primary (person)
• John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
• Lyndon D. Yearick — primary (person)
• Michael F. Smith — primary (person)
• Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
• Sean M. Lynn — primary (person)
• Timothy D. Dukes — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-17 Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2024-03-27 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 14 On Its Merits committee-passage
• 2024-05-07 Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 6 ABSENT passage
• 2024-05-07 Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
• 2024-05-22 Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits committee-passage
• 2024-06-26 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
• 2024-10-23 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/05fbe198-6734-4943-8c21-3b4df6f4e043. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).