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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 AND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ANIMAL WELFARE."
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description: "This Act clarifies the language enacted by Senate Bill No. 139 of the 150th General Assembly (“SB 139”) regarding when dogs may be permitted to run at large. This Act corrects errors in § 1325 of Title 11 and § 3048F of Title 16, by making revisions to conform the Code so it is consistent with the policy changes enacted by SB 139 and the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "151"
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identifier: "SB 179"
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citation: "Delaware SB 179 (151)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["John \"Jack\" Walsh", "Kimberly Williams", "Stephanie L. Hansen"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 8
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-06-09"
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last_action: "2021-09-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/846233bb-2580-4d06-abeb-d66940dfe0dd"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=78870"
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source_hash: "31b5bea402e07eb994ae63c38579ff73923969149050e086226dd94ad7397568"
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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 179 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 AND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ANIMAL WELFARE.
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This Act clarifies the language enacted by Senate Bill No. 139 of the 150th General Assembly (“SB 139”) regarding when dogs may be permitted to run at large. This Act corrects errors in § 1325 of Title 11 and § 3048F of Title 16, by making revisions to conform the Code so it is consistent with the policy changes enacted by SB 139 and the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
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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=78870&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB179)
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## Votes
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- 2/3 — **41–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **17–4** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- John "Jack" Walsh — primary (person)
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- Kimberly Williams — primary (person)
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- Stephanie L. Hansen — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-06-09** Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-17** Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-17** Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 4 NO `passage`
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- **2021-06-18** Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-22** Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 2 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-25** Suspension of Rules in House
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- **2021-06-29** Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES `passage`
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- **2021-09-15** 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/846233bb-2580-4d06-abeb-d66940dfe0dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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