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Bill ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO REDUCE DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE IN DELAWARE. This Joint Resolution establishes the Driving Under the Influence Prevention Task Force, established for the goal of deterring drivers in Delaware from Driving Under the Influence. By January 1, 2026, the Task Force is to identify the number of convictions under the Driving Under the Influence Statute in the Code, as opposed to arrests, the reason for the lack of convictions of the arrested persons, and what reforms to Delaware laws and regulations could further help deter instances of Driving Under the Influence, and further topics aimed towards deterring drivers in Delaware from Driving Under the Influence. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 153 HJR 4 Delaware HJR 4 (153)
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Brian Pettyjohn
Cyndie Romer
Daniel B. Short
David L. Wilson
Franklin D. Cooke
Jeff Hilovsky
Josue O Ortega
Lyndon D. Yearick
Russell Huxtable
Stell Parker Selby
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Delaware HJR 4 (153) — ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO REDUCE DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE IN DELAWARE.

This Joint Resolution establishes the Driving Under the Influence Prevention Task Force, established for the goal of deterring drivers in Delaware from Driving Under the Influence. By January 1, 2026, the Task Force is to identify the number of convictions under the Driving Under the Influence Statute in the Code, as opposed to arrests, the reason for the lack of convictions of the arrested persons, and what reforms to Delaware laws and regulations could further help deter instances of Driving Under the Influence, and further topics aimed towards deterring drivers in Delaware from Driving Under the Influence.

Version chain

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

  1. HA 1 to HJR 4 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SM — 400 (pass) · lower
  • 2/3 — 210 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
  • Cyndie Romer — primary (person)
  • Daniel B. Short — primary (person)
  • David L. Wilson — primary (person)
  • Franklin D. Cooke — primary (person)
  • Jeff Hilovsky — primary (person)
  • Josue O Ortega — primary (person)
  • Lyndon D. Yearick — primary (person)
  • Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
  • Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-06-11 Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2025-06-17 Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 7 On Its Merits committee-passage
  • 2025-06-24 Amendment HA 1 to HJR 4 - Introduced and Placed With Bill amendment-introduction
  • 2025-06-24 Amendment HA 1 to HJR 4 - Passed In House by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2025-06-24 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT passage
  • 2025-06-24 Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2025-06-26 Re-Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2025-06-30 Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-06-30 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
  • 2025-08-21 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bceee68f-fc0f-469f-a66b-3af71fa32d20. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).