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type: "Bill"
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title: "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."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "152"
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identifier: "SJR 8"
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citation: "Delaware SJR 8 (152)"
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classification: ["joint resolution"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["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"]
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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: "2024-06-07"
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last_action: "2024-08-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8136ae4f-1c0c-4087-a0d8-4f4af6c7d2d3"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141531"
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source_hash: "514bcbda2b773676f930ab97cb37526ef2b79063696fd91b0564862d81c4c83d"
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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 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.
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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.
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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=141531&legislationTypeId=4&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SJR8)
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## Votes
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- 2/3 — **41–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3/5 — **18–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
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- Cyndie Romer — primary (person)
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- David P. Sokola — 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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- Kendra Johnson — primary (person)
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- Lyndon D. Yearick — primary (person)
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- Michael F. Smith — primary (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
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- Peter C. Schwartzkopf — primary (person)
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- Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
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- S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
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- Spiros Mantzavinos — primary (person)
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- Stell Parker Selby — primary (person)
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- Stephanie L. Hansen — primary (person)
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- Timothy D. Dukes — primary (person)
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- Valerie Longhurst — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-06-07** Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-06-14** Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-06-18** Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 6 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-06-20** Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2024-06-25** Assigned to Administration Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-06-25** Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2024-06-27** Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES `passage`
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- **2024-08-29** 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/8136ae4f-1c0c-4087-a0d8-4f4af6c7d2d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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