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Delaware General Assembly · SB 290 · Signed

Quorum/Identity/Public Body

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC BODIES. Read the full text

153rd General Assembly

What it does

This Act clarifies that quorum does not define the identity of a public body. Under rules of parliamentary procedure like Mason’s Manual or Robert’s Rules of Order, quorum is used to determine whether enough of a body is present to conduct business. Under Delaware’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), quorum is used to determine whether a public body is holding a “meeting” as defined under FOIA and therefore required to comply with open meeting requirements. However, quorum is not, under parliame
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced · Apr 21, 2026
Signed · Jul 28, 2026
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Townsend

Recorded votes

Recorded voteHouse · 2026-06-23 · Passed · Yes 39, No 1, NotVoting 0, Conflict 0, Absent 1, Vacant 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-05-14 · Passed · Yes 21, No 0, NotVoting 0, Conflict 0, Absent 0, Vacant 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Delaware legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed (Jul 28, 2026).