republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/152/hb-299.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DELAWARE LIBRARIES.	This Act is the Delaware Libraries for All Act. It explicitly adds “public libraries” to the definition of “place of public accommodation” for purposes of Delaware’s Equal Accommodations Law. It also directs the Delaware Library Consortium to develop and adopt common policies concerning collection, development, and other topics in order to ensure equitable access and the right to read for all Delawareans.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	152	HB 299	Delaware HB 299 (152)	bill		enacted	Cyndie Romer Laura V. Sturgeon Marie Pinkney Paul S. Baumbach Peter C. Schwartzkopf Russell Huxtable S. Elizabeth Lockman Sarah McBride Valerie Longhurst	1	7	2	2024-01-25	2024-08-29	openstates	ocd-bill/0d96b855-ac58-489a-b3e0-72097e28a0f5	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140900	f925b309dfc9e19ee304e3c9c6fa49672cd39871856a87ded46b6129b49483ca	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware HB 299 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DELAWARE LIBRARIES.

This Act is the Delaware Libraries for All Act. It explicitly adds “public libraries” to the definition of “place of public accommodation” for purposes of Delaware’s Equal Accommodations Law. It also directs the Delaware Library Consortium to develop and adopt common policies concerning collection, development, and other topics in order to ensure equitable access and the right to read for all Delawareans.

Version chain

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

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SM — 15–6 (pass) · upper
• SM — 30–5 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Cyndie Romer — primary (person)
• Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
• Marie Pinkney — primary (person)
• Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
• Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
• Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
• S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
• Sarah McBride — primary (person)
• Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-25 Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2024-03-12 Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 3 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-03-26 Passed By House. Votes: 30 YES 5 NO 6 ABSENT passage
• 2024-03-26 Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
• 2024-06-12 Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits committee-passage
• 2024-06-27 Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO passage
• 2024-08-29 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0d96b855-ac58-489a-b3e0-72097e28a0f5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).