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Read. Follow. Verify.Delaware requires designated parking spaces for pregnant individuals at state buildings and facilities
Last action · June 24, 2026: Signed by GovernorSponsors: Alonna Berry and 16 others
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What This Bill Does
This Act requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to designate one or more reserved parking spaces for pregnant persons at certain state buildings and facilities, and prohibits unauthorized parking in these spaces. Violations are exempted from standard civil parking penalties under Title 21, and the measure takes effect six months after enactment.
Visitors and employees accessing state facilities gain dedicated parking accommodations, while unauthorized parkers in those zones are explicitly exempted from standard civil parking fines.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
pregnant persons
Reserved parking spaces are established for their use at certain designated state buildings and facilities.
Office of Management and Budget
The Director must designate one or more reserved parking spaces at certain designated state buildings and facilities.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is responsible for designating the parking spaces?
Are there standard civil parking penalties for parking in these reserved spaces?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
9 actions- Jun 24, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledSigned by Governor
- Jun 16, 2026SenateFloorPassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
- May 20, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee (Elections & Government Affairs) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
- May 7, 2026SenateIntroducedAssigned to Elections & Government Affairs Committee in Senate
- May 7, 2026HouseFloorPassed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT
- May 7, 2026HouseCommitteeAmendment HA 1 to HB 294 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
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- Apr 21, 2026HouseCommitteeAmendment HA 1 to HB 294 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
- Mar 11, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
- Mar 5, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
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- 21
- No
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- Present
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- Not voting
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- Abstain
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How they voted (21)
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36
- Yes
- 36
- No
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- Present
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- Abstain
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How they voted (36)
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0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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