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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE USE OF SINGLE-SERVICE PLASTIC IMPLEMENTS AND POLYSTYRENE CONTAINERS IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS."
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description: "This Act prohibits food establishments from providing consumers with ready-to-eat food or beverages in polystyrene foam containers or with single-service plastic coffee stirrers, cocktail picks, or sandwich picks. It also prohibits food establishments from providing single-service plastic straws, unless requested by a consumer. These restrictions take effect on July 1, 2025."
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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 51"
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citation: "Delaware SB 51 (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", "Cyndie Romer", "David L. Wilson", "David P. Sokola", "Eric Morrison", "Kendra Johnson", "Kerri Evelyn Harris", "Laura V. Sturgeon", "Madinah Wilson-Anton", "Marie Pinkney", "Michael F. Smith", "Nicole Poore", "Paul S. Baumbach", "Peter C. Schwartzkopf", "Russell Huxtable", "S. Elizabeth Lockman", "Sarah McBride", "Sean M. Lynn", "Sean Matthews", "Sherry Dorsey Walker", "Spiros Mantzavinos", "Stell Parker Selby", "Trey Paradee"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-02-17"
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last_action: "2023-08-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57eb9a16-11fe-4c09-b53e-98bb6545839a"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=130016"
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source_hash: "81b8722b1b7c7591582cc11efaf5602da50be41c3fc516da42eb54fc1f633cb8"
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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 51 (152) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE USE OF SINGLE-SERVICE PLASTIC IMPLEMENTS AND POLYSTYRENE CONTAINERS IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS.
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This Act prohibits food establishments from providing consumers with ready-to-eat food or beverages in polystyrene foam containers or with single-service plastic coffee stirrers, cocktail picks, or sandwich picks. It also prohibits food establishments from providing single-service plastic straws, unless requested by a consumer. These restrictions take effect on July 1, 2025.
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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=130016&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB51)
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2. **HA 1 to SB 51** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=130296&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
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3. **HA 2 to SB 51** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=140394&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
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4. **HA 4 to SB 51** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=140703&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
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## Votes
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- SM — **29–11** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **15–5** (pass) · upper
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- SM — **14–5** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bryan Townsend — 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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- Kendra Johnson — primary (person)
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- Kerri Evelyn Harris — primary (person)
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- Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
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- Madinah Wilson-Anton — primary (person)
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- Marie Pinkney — primary (person)
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- Michael F. Smith — primary (person)
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- Nicole Poore — primary (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
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- Peter C. Schwartzkopf — 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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- Sean M. Lynn — primary (person)
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- Sean Matthews — primary (person)
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- Sherry Dorsey Walker — primary (person)
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- Spiros Mantzavinos — primary (person)
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- Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)
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- Trey Paradee — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-17** Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-29** Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 5 Favorable `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-06** Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 5 NO 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2023-04-20** Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-26** Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 7 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-02** Amendment HA 1 to SB 51 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-05-16** Amendment HA 2 to SB 51 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-06-01** Amendment HA 3 to SB 51 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-06-22** Amendment HA 4 to SB 51 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-06-22** Amendment HA 1 to SB 51 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-06-22** Amendment HA 2 to SB 51 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-06-22** Amendment HA 3 to SB 51 - Stricken in House
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- **2023-06-22** Amendment HA 4 to SB 51 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-06-22** Passed By House. Votes: 29 YES 11 NO 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2023-06-27** Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 5 NO 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2023-08-22** 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/57eb9a16-11fe-4c09-b53e-98bb6545839a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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