Delaware Senate Introduces COS Resolution

COS Delaware is proud to announce that on June 29, 2023, the Resolution for Delaware's application to Congress to hold a Convention of States calling for term limits, fiscal responsibility, and limitation of federal overreach was introduced into the Delaware Legislature as Senate Concurrent Resolution #100. The Delaware team has been working hard for many years to achieve this goal.

Senator David Lawson sponsored the resolution in the Senate, with co-sponsors Senators Eric Buckson and Bryant Richardson. In his newsletter, Sen. Richardson said, “An Article V Convention, which the Framers provided, is the only way to rein in our activist judiciary, reduce the size of the federal government, and restore our Constitution back to its original pocket size and its original intent.”

The Delaware legislative session runs for two years, with the current session being 2023-2024. Although the legislature adjourned on June 30, bills that have been introduced in 2023 will be considered and voted on in 2024, beginning in January. We expect that the COS Resolution will be decided then.

In Delaware, no committee votes are required for resolutions, so only votes of the entire House and Senate will be taken. In the Senate, the status of the resolution is LOT, meaning “Laid on Table,” or waiting for more action to take place in 2024. If the Senate passes it, the resolution will automatically be sent to the House, where the Speaker may or may not call for a vote. It is most likely that the votes will be “voice votes,” where ayes and nays are heard but not counted unless a member calls for a roll-call vote.

For the next six months, the COS team will be working hard to consolidate support in both the House and Senate. Now is the time for all Delaware residents to contact their senators and representatives and ask for them to vote in favor of Senate Concurrent Resolution #100. Call, write, and ask for in-person meetings. This is the moment to make a difference in Delaware!