Delaware bills · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026)
Delaware SB 178
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE USE OF POLYSTYRENE FOAM FOOD SERVICE PACKAGING IN LEVEL IV AND LEVEL V DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION FACILITIES.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Franklin D. Cooke (Democratic)
- Marie Pinkney (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Delaware legislature· synopsis
This Act exempts food served in Level IV and Level V correctional facilities from restrictions on the use of polystyrene foam food service packaging. Scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2025, § 3004Q of Title 16 prohibits food establishments from providing ready-to-eat food in polystyrene foam food service packaging. This prohibition would create significant hardships and increase costs for the Department of Correction (“Department”), which uses polystyrene foam food service packaging in the course of providing over 14,000 meals per day to Department inmates.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2025 House | SM | pass | Set your home in Delaware to see |
| Jun 12, 2025 Senate | SM | pass | Set your home in Delaware to see |
Actions
- Jul 1, 2025
Signed by Governor - Jun 25, 2025 · House
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 2 ABSENT 1 VACANT - Jun 17, 2025 · House
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 6 On Its Merits - Jun 12, 2025 · House
Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House - Jun 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT - Jun 12, 2025 · Senate
Amendment SA 1 to SB 178 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT - Jun 11, 2025 · Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits - Jun 5, 2025 · Senate
Introduced and Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate