republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/152/sb-241.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS.	This bill expands the timeframe in which a candidate may withdraw from the presidential primary election, including the option of not holding such an election in the event of only one remaining candidate. The approximate cost of a Presidential Primary election for the State is $1.5 million. This Act expires on December 31, 2024.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	152	SB 241	Delaware SB 241 (152)	bill		enacted	Brian Pettyjohn Bryan Townsend Bryant L. Richardson Dave G. Lawson David P. Sokola Laura V. Sturgeon Lyndon D. Yearick Michael Ramone Stell Parker Selby	2	9	2	2024-03-14	2024-03-19	openstates	ocd-bill/b6649410-15b8-4cf9-9e88-14541114e104	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141074	7ee6017a2f3dfb2c9026287ba02bbeed496a745043e969c4a1c8af103a68ffb6	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware SB 241 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

This bill expands the timeframe in which a candidate may withdraw from the presidential primary election, including the option of not holding such an election in the event of only one remaining candidate. The approximate cost of a Presidential Primary election for the State is $1.5 million. This Act expires on December 31, 2024.

Version chain

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

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source
2. SA 1 to SB 241 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SM — 19–1 (pass) · upper
• SM — 37–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
• Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
• Bryant L. Richardson — primary (person)
• Dave G. Lawson — primary (person)
• David P. Sokola — primary (person)
• Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
• Lyndon D. Yearick — primary (person)
• Michael Ramone — primary (person)
• Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-03-14 Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate introduction
• 2024-03-19 Amendment SA 1 to SB 241 - Introduced and Placed With Bill amendment-introduction
• 2024-03-19 Suspension of Rules in Senate
• 2024-03-19 Lifted From Table in Senate
• 2024-03-19 Amendment SA 1 to SB 241 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT amendment-passage
• 2024-03-19 Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT passage
• 2024-03-19 Suspension of Rules in House
• 2024-03-19 Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 2 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT passage
• 2024-03-19 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b6649410-15b8-4cf9-9e88-14541114e104. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).