# Delaware SB 183: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF HARRINGTON RELATING TO TERM LIMITS, BANKING, BUDGET AND AUDIT DEADLINES, SUCCESSION OF AUTHORITY, AND SIGNING CHECKS.

Delaware SB 183, AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF HARRINGTON RELATING TO TERM LIMITS, BANKING, BUDGET AND AUDIT DEADLINES, SUCCESSION OF AUTHORITY, AND SIGNING CHECKS., is a 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Dave G. Lawson (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-30 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB183-153
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Delaware SB 183
- State: Delaware
- Session: 153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)
- Title: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF HARRINGTON RELATING TO TERM LIMITS, BANKING, BUDGET AND AUDIT DEADLINES, SUCCESSION OF AUTHORITY, AND SIGNING CHECKS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-06-11
- Last action: 2025-06-30, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Dave G. Lawson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (61 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Harrington mayor and council lose term limits: mixed, low. The law removes Harrington’s limits of two consecutive terms for the mayor and three consecutive terms for council members. These officials can now seek additional consecutive terms without a term cap. It also removes the exception allowing term-limited officials to serve another term when no eligi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dave G. Lawson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shannon Morris (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-30 | House | Passed (3/4 required) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-24 | Senate | Passed (2/3 required) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-06-30: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2025-06-30: Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT (House)
- 2025-06-25: Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 5 On Its Merits (House)
- 2025-06-25: Assigned to Administration Committee in House (House)
- 2025-06-24: Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES (Senate)
- 2025-06-18: Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-06-11: [HTML](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142503&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2)

## Related bills

- HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST LICENSURE ACT. (passed house)
- HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO SUPPORT POOR PERSONS. (signed)
- SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. (vetoed)
- SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. (vetoed)
- HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY CONSUMERS. (vetoed)
- HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING FOAM AND EQUIPMENT. (failed)

## Sources
- [Current (HTML)](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=142503&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2)

## Related
- [HS 1 for HB 449: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIETITIAN/NUTRITI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HS1FORHB449-153)
- [HB 357: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DUTY TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB357-153)
- [SB 231: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB231-153)
- [SB 279: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED OCCUPATI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB279-153)
- [HB 393: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB393-153)
- [HB 356: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PFAS IN FIREFIGHTING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-HB356-153)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/DE-SB183-153 (as of 2026-10-12).