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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 20 AND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DRIVING RESTRICTIONS DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY."
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description: "In a state of emergency, getting information to the public as quickly as possible is vital to the safety of the community. This Act provides protections to those who provide these essential communication and broadcasting services by deeming them \"first informers.\" Under this Act, first informers are exempt from driving restrictions that the Governor may impose during a state of emergency."
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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: "SB 49"
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citation: "Delaware SB 49 (153)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brian Pettyjohn", "Bryant L. Richardson", "Claire Snyder-Hall", "David L. Wilson", "Franklin D. Cooke", "Josue O Ortega", "Laura V. Sturgeon", "Melanie Ross Levin", "Ray Seigfried", "Richard G. Collins", "Russell Huxtable", "Spiros Mantzavinos", "Stell Parker Selby", "Trey Paradee", "Valerie Jones Giltner"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-01-23"
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last_action: "2025-05-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ed6f82f-0a5f-4402-b99e-2961f526b926"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141817"
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source_hash: "7d07f2738b217e115bc69ec0e1abcd1862b294c6c2a438afcca0ab7d4a2a661e"
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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 49 (153) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 20 AND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DRIVING RESTRICTIONS DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY.
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In a state of emergency, getting information to the public as quickly as possible is vital to the safety of the community. This Act provides protections to those who provide these essential communication and broadcasting services by deeming them "first informers." Under this Act, first informers are exempt from driving restrictions that the Governor may impose during a state of emergency.
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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 SB 49** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GeneratePdfDocument?legislationId=142239&legislationTypeId=5&docTypeId=2)
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## Votes
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- SM — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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- SM — **33–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brian Pettyjohn — primary (person)
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- Bryant L. Richardson — primary (person)
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- Claire Snyder-Hall — primary (person)
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- David L. Wilson — primary (person)
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- Franklin D. Cooke — primary (person)
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- Josue O Ortega — primary (person)
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- Laura V. Sturgeon — primary (person)
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- Melanie Ross Levin — primary (person)
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- Ray Seigfried — primary (person)
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- Richard G. Collins — primary (person)
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- Russell Huxtable — 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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- Valerie Jones Giltner — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-23** Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-26** Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-10** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2025-04-15** Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-06** Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 4 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-08** Amendment HA 1 to SB 49 - Passed In House by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-08** Passed By House. Votes: 33 YES 8 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2025-05-15** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2025-05-22** 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/0ed6f82f-0a5f-4402-b99e-2961f526b926`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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