State Legislative History: Delaware

Check out the research guide below for more information on Delware legislative history.

Delaware Code

• In print in the LRC
• Also online

Laws of Delaware (Session Laws)

• HeinOnline
• Also online (1935+)

Delaware House & Senate Journals*

• Includes Bill Sponser, Voting Records, Date signed

Bills

• Synopsis Note
  • Found at the end of a bill
    
  • Includes brief statement of purpose
• Bill tracking online (1995+)

House & Senate Floor Activities

• Audiotapes of floor activities available from DE Public Archives 

*Not available in the LRC.  Please contact a reference librarian for assistance!

See also WestlawNext and Lexis Advance databases listed on this page.

WestlawNext provides access to several databases for Delaware legislative history materials including:

• Bill Summaries beginning 2000 through current session.
• House and Senate Committee Reports beginning 2000 through current session.
• House and Senate Amendments beginning 2001 through current session.
• House voting reports beginning 2001 through current session.
• Senate voting reports from 2001 through current session.
• House Journals beginning 2000 through current session.
• Governor's messages beginning 2001 through current session.
• Bill Tracking: Summaries and status information concerning current DE legislation. Bills are tracked from their introduction throughout the legislative process.
• Amendment Text, Committee Reports and Veto Messages from Netscan legislative history.

Lexis Advance includes limited Delaware legislative history materials for bills passed since 2001. To access the materials:

1. Follow the link above.

2. Enter relevant search terms in the "Search Within Results" box in the left column.