Delaware House Bill 355 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Passed on October 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-10-09 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act provides legal protections for financial institutions and other entities that provide financial or accounting services to cannabis-related businesses that are licensed or registered under Delaware law. Specifically, it clarifies that banks, credit unions, armored car services, and providers of accounting services are not subject to prosecution under Delaware law merely by providing lawful services to licensed businesses engaged in the production, distribution and sale of cannabis in Delaware. This Act aims to facilitate the operation of cannabis-related businesses by helping to ensure that such businesses have access to necessary financial and accounting services.

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Marijuana.

Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Rep. William Bush [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]
Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]	Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]
Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Jeffrey Spiegelman [R]	Sen. Kyle Gay [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]
Sen. Sarah McBride [D]	Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]

2024-06-25 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 16 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-28 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-10-09		Signed by Governor
2024-06-25		Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO
2024-04-24		Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
2024-03-28		Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
2024-03-28		Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
2024-03-26		Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 9 On Its Merits
2024-03-21		Re-Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
2024-03-21		Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=141114
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=141114&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB355
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55428
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#56108