House Administration Committee releases a package of procedural bills, including code and constitutional updates

The House Administration Committee moved multiple bills out of committee following presentations and brief discussion.

Speaker Minor Brown introduced House Bill 320, a first-leg constitutional amendment that would permit limited technical corrections to the Delaware Constitution (grammar, punctuation, formatting and cross references) so long as changes are approved by the prescribed majority. An amendment restoring a dropped article in Article 1, Section 18 was noted; the committee released the bill by roll call.

Speaker Minor Brown also presented House Bill 321 to remove the newspaper publication requirement for proposed constitutional amendments and rely on online posting to state websites; committee members agreed the change maintains public access while reducing costs, and the bill was released.

House Bill 328, also presented by Speaker Minor Brown, would update registrar editorial authority, allow removal of gendered language where meaning is clear, revise the register of regulation schedules and remove outdated newspaper copy requirements; an amendment delays the changes until July 1, 2027 to allow for necessary technological updates. The committee released the bill.

Representative Harris presented House Bill 370, the DuPont Cook Financial Responsibility Act, to codify the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council (DFAC) in state law, establishing membership rules, meeting schedules, public vote records and multi-year revenue and expenditure estimates. Members expressed support and noted possible floor amendments; the committee released the bill.

Each of the above bills was moved, seconded and released from committee by roll-call vote. The committee record shows votes recorded for each motion and the matters now proceed for further legislative consideration.