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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE AND DEVICES FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE DEAFNESS, HEARING LOSS, OR SPEECH DISABILITIES."
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description: "This Act broadens the scope of a special fund administered by the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing that provides telecommunications assistance to Delaware residents who have deafness, hearing loss, or speech disabilities related to deafness or hearing loss. This Act authorizes the office to provide residents with assistive devices that facilitate communication or provide users with information pertaining to emergencies. It also authorizes the Office to employ individuals to administer the program, provide education, and manage program resources. This Act adds restrictions on how money in the Fund may be spent and requires a three-month reserve be maintained to ensure financial solvency of the Fund."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "153"
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identifier: "HB 53"
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citation: "Delaware HB 53 (153)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bryant L. Richardson", "Claire Snyder-Hall", "Cyndie Romer", "Edward S. Osienski", "Eric Morrison", "John \"Jack\" Walsh", "Josue O Ortega", "Madinah Wilson-Anton", "Mara Gorman", "Marie Pinkney", "Melanie Ross Levin", "Nicole Poore", "Ray Seigfried", "Richard G. Collins", "Shannon Morris", "Stell Parker Selby", "Trey Paradee", "William Bush"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-03-06"
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last_action: "2025-07-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b99acf24-0f23-4841-8123-23a76c61e112"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141884"
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source_hash: "76fbea193a71b88c196b9353dabf588362bd8b884be314c48a8fe426b11a1d7b"
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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 HB 53 (153) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE AND DEVICES FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE DEAFNESS, HEARING LOSS, OR SPEECH DISABILITIES.
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This Act broadens the scope of a special fund administered by the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing that provides telecommunications assistance to Delaware residents who have deafness, hearing loss, or speech disabilities related to deafness or hearing loss. This Act authorizes the office to provide residents with assistive devices that facilitate communication or provide users with information pertaining to emergencies. It also authorizes the Office to employ individuals to administer the program, provide education, and manage program resources. This Act adds restrictions on how money in the Fund may be spent and requires a three-month reserve be maintained to ensure financial solvency of the Fund.
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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. **HA 1 to HB 53** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=141919&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
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## Votes
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- SM — **36–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3/5 — **20–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bryant L. Richardson — primary (person)
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- Claire Snyder-Hall — primary (person)
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- Cyndie Romer — primary (person)
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- Edward S. Osienski — primary (person)
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- Eric Morrison — primary (person)
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- John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
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- Josue O Ortega — primary (person)
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- Madinah Wilson-Anton — primary (person)
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- Mara Gorman — primary (person)
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- Marie Pinkney — primary (person)
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- Melanie Ross Levin — primary (person)
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- Nicole Poore — primary (person)
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- Ray Seigfried — primary (person)
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- Richard G. Collins — primary (person)
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- Shannon Morris — primary (person)
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- Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)
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- Trey Paradee — primary (person)
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- William Bush — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-03-06** Introduced and Assigned to Technology & Telecommunications Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-11** Reported Out of Committee (Technology & Telecommunications) in House with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-12** Amendment HA 1 to HB 53 - Introduced and Placed With Bill `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-03-18** Amendment HA 1 to HB 53 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-18** Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2025-03-18** Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-26** Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2025-06-17** Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2025-07-21** 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/b99acf24-0f23-4841-8123-23a76c61e112`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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