republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/152/sjr-8.md

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Bill	DESIGNATING AUGUST 31, 2024, AS "INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND REQUIRING THE STATE FLAG TO BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF IN OBSERVANCE.	This Joint Resolution designates August 31, 2024, as "International Overdose Awareness Day" in the State of Delaware and requires that in observance, the State flag be flown at half-staff at State facilities. By recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day, this Joint Resolution affirms the importance of overdose awareness, remembers those who have died from overdose, and acknowledges the grief suffered from losing a loved one to overdose.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	152	SJR 8	Delaware SJR 8 (152)	joint resolution		enacted	Bryan Townsend Cyndie Romer David P. Sokola Edward S. Osienski Eric Morrison John "Jack" Walsh Kendra Johnson Lyndon D. Yearick Michael F. Smith Paul S. Baumbach Peter C. Schwartzkopf Russell Huxtable S. Elizabeth Lockman Spiros Mantzavinos Stell Parker Selby Stephanie L. Hansen Timothy D. Dukes Valerie Longhurst	1	8	2	2024-06-07	2024-08-29	openstates	ocd-bill/8136ae4f-1c0c-4087-a0d8-4f4af6c7d2d3	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141531	514bcbda2b773676f930ab97cb37526ef2b79063696fd91b0564862d81c4c83d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware SJR 8 (152) — DESIGNATING AUGUST 31, 2024, AS "INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND REQUIRING THE STATE FLAG TO BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF IN OBSERVANCE.

This Joint Resolution designates August 31, 2024, as "International Overdose Awareness Day" in the State of Delaware and requires that in observance, the State flag be flown at half-staff at State facilities. By recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day, this Joint Resolution affirms the importance of overdose awareness, remembers those who have died from overdose, and acknowledges the grief suffered from losing a loved one to overdose.

Version chain

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

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2/3 — 41–0 (pass) · lower
• 3/5 — 18–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
• Cyndie Romer — primary (person)
• David P. Sokola — primary (person)
• Edward S. Osienski — primary (person)
• Eric Morrison — primary (person)
• John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
• Kendra Johnson — primary (person)
• Lyndon D. Yearick — primary (person)
• Michael F. Smith — primary (person)
• Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
• Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
• Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
• S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
• Spiros Mantzavinos — primary (person)
• Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)
• Stephanie L. Hansen — primary (person)
• Timothy D. Dukes — primary (person)
• Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-06-07 Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
• 2024-06-14 Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
• 2024-06-18 Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-06-20 Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT passage
• 2024-06-25 Assigned to Administration Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2024-06-25 Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits committee-passage
• 2024-06-27 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES passage
• 2024-08-29 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8136ae4f-1c0c-4087-a0d8-4f4af6c7d2d3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).