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DelawareSB 49153rd General Assembly (2024–2026)Senate

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 20 AND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DRIVING RESTRICTIONS DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

Sponsored By: Brian Pettyjohn (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Emergency workers qualify for driving exemptions

Delaware exempts essential personnel and qualifying broadcast workers from Level 2 and Level 3 emergency driving restrictions. Essential personnel are workers needed to keep core government functions running or protect people's health and safety. They include public or private workers providing public utility, health-care, emergency broadcasting, or food and fuel delivery services. Qualifying broadcast workers, called first informers, are engineers or on-air employees of federally licensed radio or television stations. They must broadcast or maintain, operate, or repair station equipment, transmitters, receivers, repeaters, or generators.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Brian Pettyjohn

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Eric Buckson

    Republican • Senate

  • Richard G. Collins

    Republican • House

  • Stephanie L. Hansen

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jeff Hilovsky

    Republican • House

  • Gerald W. Hocker

    Republican • Senate

  • Kyra L. Hoffner

    Democratic • Senate

  • Russell Huxtable

    Democratic • Senate

  • Valerie Jones Giltner

    Republican • House

  • S. Elizabeth Lockman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Spiros Mantzavinos

    Democratic • Senate

  • Trey Paradee

    Democratic • Senate

  • Bryant L. Richardson

    Republican • Senate

  • Ray Seigfried

    Democratic • Senate

  • David L. Wilson

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 75 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/15/2025

Passed (SM required)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

House vote • 5/8/2025

Passed (SM required)

Yes: 33 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/10/2025

Passed (SM required)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by Governor

    5/22/2025Governor

  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    5/15/2025Senate

  3. Passed By House. Votes: 33 YES 8 ABSENT

    5/8/2025House

  4. Amendment HA 1 to SB 49 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

    5/8/2025House

  5. Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 4 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits

    5/6/2025House

  6. Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House

    4/15/2025House

  7. Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    4/10/2025Senate

  8. Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

    3/26/2025Senate

  9. Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate

    1/23/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Current

    1/23/2025

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