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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
session: "152"
identifier: "SB 241"
citation: "Delaware SB 241 (152)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Pettyjohn", "Bryan Townsend", "Bryant L. Richardson", "Dave G. Lawson", "David P. Sokola", "Laura V. Sturgeon", "Lyndon D. Yearick", "Michael Ramone", "Stell Parker Selby"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 9
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-03-14"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6649410-15b8-4cf9-9e88-14541114e104"
source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141074"
source_hash: "7ee6017a2f3dfb2c9026287ba02bbeed496a745043e969c4a1c8af103a68ffb6"
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 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](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141074&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB241)
2. **SA 1 to SB 241** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=141081&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
## Votes
- SM — **191** (pass) · upper
- SM — **370** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6649410-15b8-4cf9-9e88-14541114e104`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).