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Daily Report for 1/28/2025

Governor's Actions

No legislation is Signed by Governor Today

New Legislation Introduced

Bill	Current Status	Sponsor	Synopsis	Title
SCR 8	Passed	Lockman	This resolution recognizes January 2025, as “National Mentoring Month” in the State of Delaware.	RECOGNIZING JANUARY 2025, AS “NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
HCR 6	Passed	Ross Levin	This Concurrent Resolution recognizes January 27th, 2025 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.	RECOGNIZING JANUARY 27TH, 2025 AS INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY.
SCR 12	Passed	Townsend	This resolution establishes a Retail Crime Prevention Task Force. The co-chairs of the Task Force are directed to compile a report containing a summary of the Task Force’s work regarding the issues assigned to it, including any findings and recommendations related to those issues, and submit the report no later than February 1, 2026.	ESTABLISHING THE RETAIL CRIME PREVENTION TASK FORCE.
SA 1 to SB 38	Passed	Lawson	This Amendment changes the amount available for reimbursement to the owner of a retired law-enforcement horse from up to $3,000 to up to $5,000 per year for documented farrier and veterinary care expenses.

Legislation Passed By Senate

No Legislation Passed By Senate

Legislation Passed By House of Representatives

Bill	Current Status	Sponsor	Synopsis	Title
HB 24 w/ HA 1	Committee	Dukes	This Bill amends the Charter of the Town of Delmar in multiple respects. In Section 7 of the Charter, which involves Nominations and Elections, every person over the age of 18 years who has resided in the town for 30 days prior to the election will be permitted to vote in the election, as opposed to the previous six-month residency requirement. The Town of Delmar will also adopt the State's Voter Registration System as the source of its list of registered voters but reserves the right to deny any names from the list of voters who have moved from the Town, no longer own property within the Town, or are otherwise disqualified from voting. Section 24 of the Charter is also amended to raise the permissible bond amount to be authorized via resolution by Town Council from one million to 10 million dollars.	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF DELMAR RELATING TO NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS AND THE POWER TO BORROW MONEY AND ISSUE BONDS.
HB 6	Committee	Osienski	This Act allows the Auditor of Accounts to issue subpoenas directly, removing a requirement that the Auditor first file a praecipe with the Superior Court prothonotary. It also allows the Auditor to effect service of such a subpoena, and to apply for a court order if a recipient fails to respond to a subpoena. Failure to comply with such a court order may be punished as contempt of court. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS.
HA 1 to HB 24	Passed	Dukes	This amendment clarifies a reason a registered voter in the State's Voter Registration System may be challenged in a Town election.
SCR 6	Passed	Sokola	This concurrent resolution designates February 2025, as “Career and Technical Education Month” in the State of Delaware to urge all citizens to become familiar with the services and benefits offered by the career and technical education programs in their communities and to support and participate in these programs to enhance their individual skills and productivity.	DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2025, AS “CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
SCR 7	Passed	Huxtable	This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the week of February 16th through 22nd, 2025 as “Grain Bin Safety Week.”	RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16TH THROUGH 22ND, 2025 AS GRAIN BIN SAFETY WEEK.

Senate Committee Assignments

House Committee Assignments

Senate Committee Report

No Senate Committee Report

House Committee Report

Senate Defeated Legislation

No Senate Defeated Legislation

House Defeated Legislation

No House Defeated Legislation

Nominations Enacted upon by the Senate

Nominee	Status	Commission/Board	Reappointment
Bushweller, Joshua A.	Confirmed	Secretary of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security	New
Clifton, William Donald	Confirmed	Secretary of the Department of Agriculture	New
Gordon, T. Yvonne A.	Confirmed	Secretary of the Department of Human Resources	New
Maxwell, James Brian	Confirmed	Director of the Office of Management and Budget	New
Patibanda-Sanchez, Charuni P.	Confirmed	Secretary of the Department of State	New
Smith, Michael R.	Confirmed	Secretary of the Department of Finance	New