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Delaware · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 178: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE USE OF POLYSTYRENE FOAM FOOD SERVICE PACKAGING IN LEVEL IV AND LEVEL V DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION FACILITIES.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 178 is a bill introduced in the Delaware Senate on June 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE USE OF POLYSTYRENE FOAM FOOD SERVICE PACKAGING IN LEVEL IV AND LEVEL V DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION FACILITIES. Primary sponsor: Marie Pinkney (Democratic), Frank Cooke (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2025): Signed by Governor.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

This Act exempts food served in Level IV and Level V correctional facilities from restrictions on the use of polystyrene foam food service packaging. Scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2025, § 3004Q of Title 16 prohibits food establishments from providing ready-to-eat food in polystyrene foam food service packaging. This prohibition would create significant hardships and increase costs for the Department of Correction (“Department”), which uses polystyrene foam food service packaging in the course of providing over 14,000 meals per day to Department inmates.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Marie PinkneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Frank CookePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse16

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by Governor
  2. Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 2 ABSENT 1 VACANT
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 6 On Its Merits
  4. Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
  5. Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
  6. Amendment SA 1 to SB 178 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
  7. Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
  8. Introduced and Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source