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

SB 211: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATED TO AGRICULTURE.

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 211 is a bill introduced in the Delaware Senate on December 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATED TO AGRICULTURE. Primary sponsor: Kyra Hoffner (Democratic), Bill Bush (Democratic), Bill Carson (Democratic), Kerri Harris (Democratic). It lists 24 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 23, 2026): 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 increases the size of the Governor’s Council on Agriculture from 7 to 9 members. The Act also requires that 1 member on the Council must be a livestock producer, and 1 member must be a farmer that is 40 years old or younger.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 21 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kyra HoffnerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Bill BushPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Bill CarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Kerri HarrisPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Alonna BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Darius BrownCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Eric BucksonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Dan CruceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Stephanie HansenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Debra HeffernanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Gerald HockerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Russ HuxtableCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Kendra JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Dave LawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Tizzy LockmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Spiros MantzavinosCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Trey ParadeeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Brian PettyjohnCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Marie PinkneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Nicole PooreCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Bryant RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Ray SeigfriedCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Dave SokolaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Laura SturgeonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Bryan TownsendCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Jesse VanderwendeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Jack WalshCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Dave WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18

“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: 37 YES 1 NO 3 ABSENT
  3. Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in House with 3 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
  4. Assigned to Agriculture Committee in House
  5. Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  6. Amendment SA 1 to SB 211 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  7. Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in Senate with 6 Favorable
  8. Amendment SA 1 to SB 211 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  9. Introduced and Assigned to Agriculture Committee in Senate

Sources

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