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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LICENSE PLATES AND PARKING PERMITS."
description: "This bill: (a) extends the expiration date for any new issuance or renewal of an ADA placard from 3 years to 8 years for a specific person with a diagnosis of a permanent disability and changing the minimum age from 85 to 80 years or older, (b) extends the validity for a temporary disability from 5 weeks to 180 days, and (c) defines additional medical professionals acceptable to certify a disability application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
session: "152"
identifier: "SB 236"
citation: "Delaware SB 236 (152)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Pettyjohn", "Bryan Townsend", "Bryant L. Richardson", "Cyndie Romer", "Darius J. Brown", "David L. Wilson", "David P. Sokola", "Edward S. Osienski", "Franklin D. Cooke", "Jesse R. Vanderwende", "John \"Jack\" Walsh", "Kendra Johnson", "Kerri Evelyn Harris", "Laura V. Sturgeon", "Marie Pinkney", "Nicole Poore", "Peter C. Schwartzkopf", "Russell Huxtable", "S. Elizabeth Lockman", "Sarah McBride", "Sean Matthews", "Shannon Morris", "Spiros Mantzavinos", "Stell Parker Selby", "Stephanie L. Hansen", "Trey Paradee", "Valerie Longhurst"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-03-06"
last_action: "2024-07-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9a890fc-1118-46f6-8a52-50092a25e499"
source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140961"
source_hash: "6dc2dc105e6fb8f5bcb0e5610083592de50818f20500b4716b52cdfdfcb4228c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
---
# Delaware SB 236 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LICENSE PLATES AND PARKING PERMITS.
This bill: (a) extends the expiration date for any new issuance or renewal of an ADA placard from 3 years to 8 years for a specific person with a diagnosis of a permanent disability and changing the minimum age from 85 to 80 years or older, (b) extends the validity for a temporary disability from 5 weeks to 180 days, and (c) defines additional medical professionals acceptable to certify a disability application.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=140961&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB236)
2. **HA 1 to SB 236** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=141497&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
## Votes
- SM — **210** (pass) · upper
- SM — **400** (pass) · lower
- SM — **210** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
- Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
- Bryant L. Richardson — primary (person)
- Cyndie Romer — primary (person)
- Darius J. Brown — primary (person)
- David L. Wilson — primary (person)
- David P. Sokola — primary (person)
- Edward S. Osienski — primary (person)
- Franklin D. Cooke — primary (person)
- Jesse R. Vanderwende — primary (person)
- John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
- Kendra Johnson — primary (person)
- Kerri Evelyn Harris — primary (person)
- Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
- Marie Pinkney — primary (person)
- Nicole Poore — primary (person)
- Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
- Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
- S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
- Sarah McBride — primary (person)
- Sean Matthews — primary (person)
- Shannon Morris — primary (person)
- Spiros Mantzavinos — primary (person)
- Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)
- Stephanie L. Hansen — primary (person)
- Trey Paradee — primary (person)
- Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-03-06** Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
- **2024-03-26** Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-21** Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-06** Amendment HA 1 to SB 236 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-06-25** Amendment HA 1 to SB 236 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2024-06-25** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
- **2024-06-30** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
- **2024-07-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9a890fc-1118-46f6-8a52-50092a25e499`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).