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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PAYMENTS TO GOVERNMENT VENDORS."
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description: "This Act amends Title 29 of the Delaware Code to eliminate the use of checks for vendor payments for goods or services provided to state departments, commissions, or boards. It mandates payments be made exclusively via ACH Payment, SUA Payment, or PCARD Payment. Exceptions to this requirement can only be approved by the Office of the State Treasurer and the Division of Accounting. Certain types of payments, such as single payment vouchers, one-time supplier payments, forced year-end payouts, and legal settlements, are excluded from this mandate. This Act aims to enhance payment efficiency and security while streamlining state financial operations."
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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 208"
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citation: "Delaware HB 208 (153)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Darius J. Brown", "Josue O Ortega", "Trey Paradee"]
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version_count: 0
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-06-05"
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last_action: "2025-07-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/857b3939-cd7b-4bf0-8ea0-42a17c8c5704"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142444"
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source_hash: "0557a4de06ae17ae1539e48a21bf76834dd2403445083666deab438c0ae8d718"
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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 208 (153) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PAYMENTS TO GOVERNMENT VENDORS.
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This Act amends Title 29 of the Delaware Code to eliminate the use of checks for vendor payments for goods or services provided to state departments, commissions, or boards. It mandates payments be made exclusively via ACH Payment, SUA Payment, or PCARD Payment. Exceptions to this requirement can only be approved by the Office of the State Treasurer and the Division of Accounting. Certain types of payments, such as single payment vouchers, one-time supplier payments, forced year-end payouts, and legal settlements, are excluded from this mandate. This Act aims to enhance payment efficiency and security while streamlining state financial operations.
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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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## Votes
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- 2/3 — **40–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2/3 — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Darius J. Brown — primary (person)
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- Josue O Ortega — primary (person)
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- Trey Paradee — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-06-05** Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-12** Re-Assigned to Administration Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-18** Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2025-06-24** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT `passage`
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- **2025-06-24** Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-27** Re-Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-30** Reported Out of Committee (Executive) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2025-06-30** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2025-07-14** 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/857b3939-cd7b-4bf0-8ea0-42a17c8c5704`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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