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Delaware 153

HB 344

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 15 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-11 03:11:03 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Delaware
Session
153
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2026-04-09 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Campaign Finance Laws/Clarify and Streamline short title

Source-supplied abstracts

This Act clarifies and streamlines the disclosure and enforcement provisions of Delaware’s campaign finance laws. Among other things, this Act does the following: (1) Requires a political committee to submit written documentation of all loans provided to the committee and requires that proceeds of a loan are deposited into the committee’s account within 3 business days. (2) Prohibits candidates from charging interest on personal loans to a candidate committee. (3) Requires political committees to retain records for 5 years, rather than 3 years. (4) Requires the State Election Commissioner to provide the Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust (within the DOJ) with a monthly list of alleged violations of campaign finance laws and further clarifies that the Division must investigate and prosecute violations of campaign finance laws. (5) Expands the 1-time extension permitted for filing tardy reports from 24 hours to 48 hours after the reporting deadline. (6) Requires the Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust to submit an annual report of its activity to the Governor and the General Assembly. (7) Authorizes the Commissioner to create regulations relating to political committee audits. (8) Requires the Commissioner to create a mandatory biennial training program for candidates and treasurers. (9) Prohibits political committees from engaging in campaign finance activities 30 days after the issuance of a citation if the citation has not been resolved in that time.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  2. Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO

    passage

  3. Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  4. Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate

    introduction, referral-committee

  5. Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable

  6. Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate

    introduction, referral-committee

  7. Passed By House. Votes: 24 YES 14 NO 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT

    passage

  8. Amendment HA 1 to HB 344 - Passed In House by Voice Vote

    amendment-passage

  9. Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  10. Amendment HA 1 to HB 344 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

    amendment-introduction

  11. Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House

    introduction, referral-committee

  12. Reported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in House with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable

  13. Introduced and Assigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in House

    introduction, referral-committee

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