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

SB 317: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 1 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VETERANS MONTH.

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 317 is a bill introduced in the Delaware Senate on May 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 1 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VETERANS MONTH. Primary sponsor: Dave Lawson (Republican), Bill Carson (Democratic). It lists 30 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 designates the month of May as "Veterans Month" in the State of Delaware.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 20 · Republican 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dave LawsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Bill CarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Alonna BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Eric BucksonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Nnamdi ChukwuochaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Tim DukesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Mara GormanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Krista GriffithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Stephanie HansenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Kerri HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Kevin HensleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Jeff HilovskyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Gerald HockerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Kyra HoffnerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Russ HuxtableCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Kendra JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Larry LambertCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Melanie Ross LevinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Tizzy LockmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Spiros MantzavinosCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Brian PettyjohnCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Marie PinkneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Bryant RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Danny ShortCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Bryan ShupeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Claire Snyder-HallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Dave SokolaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Laura SturgeonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Jack WalshCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Kim WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Dave WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Lyndon YearickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34

“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 (Veterans Affairs) in House with 12 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
  4. Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee in House
  5. Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
  6. Reported Out of Committee (Veterans Affairs) in Senate with 10 Favorable
  7. Introduced and Assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee in Senate

Sources

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