Delaware House Bill 220

---

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Introduced on June 1 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-06-14 - Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution to conserve, protect and maintain Delaware's natural resources, including its water, air, soil, flora, fauna, ecosystems and climate. This Amendment would create an inherent and inalienable right for all Delawareans to a clean and healthy environment. The Amendment would also declare the State, including all of its branches, agencies, and political subdivisions, as trustee of the State's natural resources. By enacting this amendment Delaware would join other States which have or are seeking similar provisions, in their respective Constitutions, creating the same inherent and inalienable rights for their citizens.

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Protecting Delawares Natural Resources.

Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]
Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Rep. William Bush [D]	Sen. Kyle Gay [D]	Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]
Sen. Russ Huxtable [D]	Sen. Sarah McBride [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]
Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Krista Griffith [D]	Rep. Kerri Harris [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]
Rep. Larry Lambert [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Sophie Phillips [D]
Rep. Cyndie Romer [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-14		Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 3 On Its Merits
2023-06-01		Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140496
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=140496&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB220