State Session Information for Delaware
Session
2019-2020 (150th General Assembly)
House/Assembly Pre-filing Deadline
House/Assembly Bill Introduction Deadline
NONE
House/Assembly Committee Reporting Deadline
NONE
House/Assembly Crossover Deadline
NONE
Begin Date
1/8/2019
Adjournment Date
6/30/2020
Senate Pre-filing Deadline
Senate Bill Introduction Deadline
NONE
Senate Committee Reporting Deadline
NONE
Senate Crossover Deadline
NONE
Leadership
Governor
John Carney (D)
House/Assembly Control
26D/15R
Highest Ranking House/Assembly Majority Legislator
Speaker Peter Schwartzkopf (D); Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst (D)
Highest Ranking Senate Majority Legislator
President Pro Tempore David McBride (D); Majority Leader Nicole Poore (D)
Lieutenant Governor
Bethany Hall-Long (D)
Presides Over Senate?
Yes
Senate Control
12D/9R
Highest Ranking House/Assembly Minority Legislator
Minority Leader Gerald Hocker (R)
Highest Ranking Senate Minority Legislator
Minority Leader Daniel Short (R)
Effective Date
Bills take effect as soon as they are signed into law, when a veto is overridden, or when the Governor has failed to sign a bill within 10 days (Sundays excluded), unless a different effective date is otherwise noted within an enactment clause in the bill.
Comments
Generally, the Delaware State Legislature convenes for each year of its biennium in January and adjourns in June.