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HCR 147

Concurrent ResolutionStateDEHouse
REQUESTING THAT THE COURT OF CHANCERY PROVIDE A REPORT ON THE FEASIBILITY OF MAKING AUDIO RECORDINGS OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AND A RANDOMIZED, AUTOMATED CASE ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM.
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Latest Action · Jul 1, 2026
Passed By House. Votes: 26 YES 11 NO 4 NOT VOTING
Session
153
Introduced
Jun 9, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Michael F. Smith· primary

Summary

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This House Concurrent Resolution requests that the Court of Chancery submit a report to the General Assembly on the following: (1) The feasibility of audio recording and publicly posting all Court of Chancery proceedings, with exceptions for confidential matters. (2) Proposed statutory language to codify a randomized, automated case assignment system in the Court of Chancery, including equipment and technology that will be used to randomly assign cases. The report must be submitted to the General Assembly and the Director and the Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services no later than December 31, 2026.

Co-sponsors (4)

Franklin D. Cooke · primary
Laura V. Sturgeon · primary
Dave G. Lawson · primary
David L. Wilson · primary

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