| SCR 48 | Passed | Richardson | This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes April 2025 as "Child Abuse Prevention Month" in the State of Delaware. | RECOGNIZING APRIL 2025 AS "CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. |
| SCR 49 | Passed | Sturgeon | This concurrent resolution recognizes the impact of the Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay and proclaims April 10, 2025, as "Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Day" in Delaware, honoring their contributions to leadership development, community service, and youth empowerment. | RECOGNIZING THE IMPACT OF THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND PROCLAIMING APRIL 10, 2025, AS "GIRL SCOUTS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. |
| HCR 29 | Passed | Ortega | This House Concurrent Resolution commemorates the 50th anniversary of the State Government Affairs Council. | COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL. |
| HB 113 | Committee | Shupe | This bill denies retirement and disability benefits to Education employees if they were convicted of sexual abuse of a child, sexual solicitation of a child, or promoting sexual solicitation of a child. It also clarifies that benefits will be denied if an individual is under indictment for such offenses and remains outside the United States for more than 1 month to avoid prosecution. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EDUCATION EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY PENSIONS. |
| HB 114 | Committee | Romer | This bill allows for the limited use of low-speed motorized scooters in Delaware. High speed scooters will remain banned. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MOTORIZED SCOOTERS. |
| SCR 50 | Passed Senate | Lockman | This resolution recognizes April 5 through 11, 2025, as “Week of the Young Child” in Delaware. | RECOGNIZING APRIL 5 THROUGH 11, 2025, AS "WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD" IN DELAWARE. |
| SB 107 | Committee | Sturgeon | This Act enacts the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists (“Compact”), which is designed to facilitate the interstate practice of school psychology in educational settings. School-based mental health services are in high demand in Delaware, but workforce shortages can make it difficult to meet that demand. By creating an additional licensing pathway for school psychologists to obtain equivalent licenses to practice school psychology in any state that is a member of the Compact, the Act aims to increase the availability of school psychological services for students in this State.
The Interstate Compact for School Psychologists must be enacted in 7 states to become effective. The Compact has been enacted in 2 states and legislation is pending in several others. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS. |
| HS 1 for HB 50 w/ HA 1 | Committee | Heffernan | This House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 50 creates the Delaware Energy Fund to provide assistance to consumers whose household income is less than 350% of the federal poverty level. Under 2025 federal guidelines, 350% of the federal poverty level for a single person is $54,775 and for a family of four is $112,525. The Delaware Energy Fund will be administered by the SEU and recipients of assistance from the fund will also be required to participate in energy savings and efficiency programs. Only one assistance payment may be made per application.
The Act also directs the Department of Natural Resources Environmental Control to transfer 30% of the funds generated by alternative compliance payments and solar alternative compliance payments to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
The Substitute also changes existing code language to require, rather than allow, 5% of CO2 allowance proceeds to be directed to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
The Act sunsets 3 years after its enactment.
| AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 7 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ENERGY ASSISTANCE. |
| HB 117 | Committee | Carson | This Act requires the State and any political subdivision of the State to notify the Farm Bureau when State-owned land is listed for bidding for agricultural use. This requirement applies to land that is at least 10 acres in size and is used or intended to be used for agricultural use. The requirement to notify the Farm Bureau is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other notice required by law. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LEASES OF STATE-OWNED LAND. |
| HB 116 | Committee | Heffernan | This Act provides the Public Service Commission with the flexibility to consider and approve a discounted gas or electric residential utility rate for qualified low-income customers (those eligible to participate in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program), provided the discount is 20% of standard residential distribution rates. This permits low-income customers to receive utility distribution services at a lower cost. The cost of credits and incremental administrative costs to manage the program would be deferred to a regulatory asset and recovered via a surcharge applicable to all customer classes. A utility offering a discounted low-income rate is responsible for annually determining customer eligibility. The Public Service Commission must review any discount rate approved under this Act every five years to determine if the discount rate should be re-authorized. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITY RATES. |
