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Legislative Council to sponsor annual technical corrections bill correcting statutes and town charters
Summary
Legislative Council voted to cosponsor and introduce the annual technical corrections bill as a House bill, after a presentation from Carolyn Meyer that the draft corrects 23 statute sections and updates multiple town charters; roll call adopted the sponsorship (9 yes, 1 absent).
Legislative Council voted to cosponsor and introduce the annual technical corrections bill as a House bill after a presentation from Carolyn Meyer, Delaware Code editor.
Carolyn Meyer told the council the bill "services vehicle to correct technical errors" and that the draft "includes corrections to 23 statutes and portions of" several charters. She said stakeholders and agency reviewers were asked to review items and that the two-week review period concluded yesterday. She asked council to approve release of the draft with the understanding that minor proofreading edits might be made.
During Q&A a member noted the synopsis references five charters (Dewey, Harrington, Houston, Milford, and Millsboro). Meyer acknowledged a counting error and confirmed the charters listed in the synopsis. A motion that the council cosponsor and introduce the bill passed by roll call (9 yes, 1 absent); the bill will be introduced with all council members listed as sponsors, subject to minor edits identified in proofreading or by agencies still finalizing approval.
The presenter said most corrections are internal references, paragraph designations, agency name fixes or stylistic items intended to conform to the legislative drafting manual; the bill's synopsis explains the correction made in each section.
Next steps: the draft will be released as a House bill and shared with members; staff will finalize any outstanding minor revisions identified in the review process.
