| SCR 42 | Passed | Wilson | This resolution designates April 6, 2025, as "National Tartan Day" and commemorates the outstanding achievements and contributions made by Scottish-Americans to the United States.
When the United States was first formed and the thirteen states selected their first governors, nine were of Scottish ancestry. All the members of the first American cabinet had Scottish ancestry. Delaware's first governor, John McKinly, was born in Northern Ireland of Scottish descent. Americans of Scottish descent have played a vibrant influential role in the development of this country. However, not until 1997 was this influence recognized by a single-year U.S. Senate.
Resolution that appeared in the Congressional Record of April 7, 1997. In 1998 National Tartan Day was officially recognized on a permanent basis when the U.S. Senate passed Senate Resolution 155 recognizing April 6th as National Tartan Day. This was followed by companion bill House Resolution 41, which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 9, 2005. President George W. Bush signed a Presidential Proclamation on April 4, 2008 making April 6 National Tartan Day. In April of 2008, then Governor Minner issued a statement celebrating the accomplishments of Scots-Irish Americans in the First State as part of a Scots/Scots-Irish Heritage Month.
April 6 commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, which asserted Scotland's sovereignty over English territorial claims, and which was a significant influence on the American Declaration of Independence.
Canada has been celebrating "National Tartan Day" since 1993. The idea and motivation for creating a similar American holiday was provided by the Scottish Coalition, a group of national Scottish-American cultural organizations. | COMMEMORATING THE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY SCOTTISH AMERICANS TO THE UNITED STATES BY RECOGNIZING APRIL 6, 2025, AS "TARTAN DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. |
| HB 115 | Committee | Phillips | This Act prohibits discrimination based on weight, height, or body size in transportation, public accommodation, housing, commerce and trade, employment, jury selection, education, and public administration.
This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. | AN ACT TO AMEND THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON WEIGHT, HEIGHT, OR BODY SIZE. |
| HA 1 to HB 97 | PWB | K. Williams | This Act clarifies that DSCYF staff that work in schools are considered "other student support personnel" and are required to hold a permit or other applicable license if they are to have direct, unsupervised contact with students. | |
| HA 1 to HB 79 | Stricken | Morrison | This Amendment to HB 79 adds language to ensure that the law conforms to the current practice regarding SRO temporary absences. This Amendment also changes the effective date from August 1, 2025, to August 1, 2026, to provide the Department of Education with additional time to prepare to implement HB 79. | |
| SCR 46 | Passed | Sokola | This Concurrent Resolution provides for a Joint Session of the Senate and the House of Representatives to be convened for the purpose of hearing an address by the Honorable Matthew S. Meyer, Governor of the State of Delaware.
| PROVIDING FOR A JOINT SESSION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO BE CONVENED FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING AN ADDRESS BY THE HONORABLE MATTHEW S. MEYER, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE. |
| SA 1 to HB 38 | PWB | Paradee | This Amendment provides that House Bill No. 38 takes effect 1 year after its enactment into law. | |
| SB 94 | Committee | Poore | This Act updates the Respiratory Care Advisory Council to the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline’s enabling act to allow qualified licensed respiratory therapists to perform all duties associated with extracorporeal life support. Under the current law, respiratory therapists are authorized to assist with such support but may not administer medication during the process. As a result, a therapist is required to wait for another licensed professional to do so, resulting in delays to patient care. This bill eliminates this delay in patient care and allows qualified respiratory therapists to work within the full scope of their training.
This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS. |
| HB 107 | Committee | Yearick | This bill expands line-of-duty benefits to cover previously covered persons, such as retirees, whose death is the proximate result of actions by a person seeking retaliation against the previously covered person for performing the duties of their former office or position. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH BENEFITS. |
| HB 108 | Committee | Yearick | This bill increases the personal income tax pension exclusion from $12,500 to $25,000. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PERSONAL INCOME TAX MODIFICATIONS SUBTRACTED FROM FEDERAL ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME. |
| HB 109 | Committee | Hensley | This Act requires that each county reassess the value of real property in the county at least once every 10 years instead of the current 5 year requirement. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 9 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FREQUENCY OF REASSESSMENT. |
| SA 1 to SB 79 | PWB | Wilson | This Amendment provides that an agency licensed by the Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families (“DSCYF” or “Department”) may prepare and file a social report.
This Amendment also specifies that the cost of a social report is to be covered by DSCYF (the Department). | |
| HB 111 | Committee | Phillips | This Act prohibits food establishments from providing any single-use food service items, whether plastic or not, unless specifically requested by a customer. This Act also requires a written notice to be provided to a food establishment or third-party delivery service that violates the Skip the Stuff Act allowing the entity to correct the violation within 30 days.
This Act is effective on January 1, 2026. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REDUCING THE AUTOMATIC PROVISION OF SINGLE-USE EATING UTENSILS, CONDIMENT PACKETS, AND OTHER ITEMS. |
| HB 112 | Committee | Shupe | To protect the integrity of our elections, this Act provides that in order to vote, a voter, prior to being permitted to vote, must be able to present a photographic identification, specifically a Driver’s License or a Nondriver Identification Card issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles, or a United States Passport or a military identification card. In order to make obtaining an identification card easier on the general public, the first nondriver identification card issued by the Division shall be free, as opposed to the current fee of $40.00. Subsequent cards, upon expiration, will be issued for a reduced fee of $20.00. Department of Elections for each county will now be required to conduct at lest 2 countywide programs at locations reasonably convenient and accessible to the citizens. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 15 AND 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION IN DELAWARE ELECTIONS AND OBTAINING NONDRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARDS. |
