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

SB 47: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 1 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO A NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING DUE TO THE DEATH OF A CURRENT OR FORMER PRESIDENT.

In committee 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 47 is a bill introduced in the Delaware Senate on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 1 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO A NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING DUE TO THE DEATH OF A CURRENT OR FORMER PRESIDENT. Primary sponsor: Brian Pettyjohn (Republican), Bill Carson (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2025): Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate.

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Official summary

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

This Act establishes that State government offices are to close when a National Day of Mourning is declared due to the death of a current or former President.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brian PettyjohnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Bill CarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Krista GriffithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Jeff HilovskyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Kendra JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Dave LawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Spiros MantzavinosCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Laura SturgeonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
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. Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate

Sources

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