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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 256, VOLUME 81 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NATIVE PLANTS."
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description: "This Act revises State procurement rules to require that beginning January 1, 2026, state agencies under Chapter 69 of Title 29 must purchase only native plants, including cultivars and hybrids of native plants, in the development of new landscaped areas and in the rehabilitation of exiting landscaped areas. Beginning January 1, 2025, the Department of Agriculture, with the advice of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Delaware Native Species Commission, must maintain a list of native plants that are generally available and appropriate for the needs of agencies."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "152"
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identifier: "SB 197"
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citation: "Delaware SB 197 (152)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bryan Townsend", "Bryant L. Richardson", "Cyndie Romer", "David L. Wilson", "David P. Sokola", "Eric Morrison", "Franklin D. Cooke", "Kendra Johnson", "Madinah Wilson-Anton", "Paul S. Baumbach", "Russell Huxtable", "S. Elizabeth Lockman", "Sarah McBride", "Stephanie L. Hansen", "Valerie Longhurst"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 11
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-09-13"
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last_action: "2024-09-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/760b840d-1283-4726-828c-7bb3067ae972"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140799"
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source_hash: "44c6623b54f38f9dff4f725409ea929402c60a7aa4f1777739b1b8229c2fd5d6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# Delaware SB 197 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 256, VOLUME 81 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NATIVE PLANTS.
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This Act revises State procurement rules to require that beginning January 1, 2026, state agencies under Chapter 69 of Title 29 must purchase only native plants, including cultivars and hybrids of native plants, in the development of new landscaped areas and in the rehabilitation of exiting landscaped areas. Beginning January 1, 2025, the Department of Agriculture, with the advice of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Delaware Native Species Commission, must maintain a list of native plants that are generally available and appropriate for the needs of agencies.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=140799&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB197)
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2. **SA 1 to SB 197** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=140898&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
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## Votes
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- SM — **40–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
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- Bryant L. Richardson — primary (person)
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- Cyndie Romer — primary (person)
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- David L. Wilson — primary (person)
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- David P. Sokola — primary (person)
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- Eric Morrison — primary (person)
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- Franklin D. Cooke — primary (person)
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- Kendra Johnson — primary (person)
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- Madinah Wilson-Anton — primary (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
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- Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
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- S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
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- Sarah McBride — primary (person)
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- Stephanie L. Hansen — primary (person)
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- Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-09-13** Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-11** Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 5 Favorable `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-01-18** Laid On Table in Senate
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- **2024-01-25** Amendment SA 1 to SB 197 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2024-01-25** Lifted From Table in Senate
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- **2024-01-25** Amendment SA 1 to SB 197 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-01-25** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2024-02-29** Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-12** Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 8 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2024-06-26** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2024-09-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/760b840d-1283-4726-828c-7bb3067ae972`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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