SB 290 Delaware 153 session
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC BODIES.
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 parliamentary procedure or FOIA, dispositive to determining the identity of the public body that is meeting. The governing document that creates the body determines the identity of the body under parliamentary law and that, in addition to an examination of the actual public business being conducted, will guide answers to questions about the identity of the public body for purposes of FOIA.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Enacted — last recorded action July 23, 2026
Signed by Governor
Recorded votes
Passage likelihood
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State-level impact
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Official actions
- Signed by Governor
- Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT
- Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
- Assigned to Administration Committee in House
- Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
- Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
- Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate