| HA 2 to HB 45 | PWB | Lynn | This Amendment does all of the following:
(1) Defines “financial institution”.
(2) Requires financial institutions to report firearm transactions exceeding $1,000 to the State Bureau of Identification and makes clear these records are not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
(3) Adds “financial institution” to the list of individuals and entities that may not violate this Act.
(4) Makes clear that the time requirements in this Act are based on business days, not calendar days.
(5) Adds “payment card network” and “financial institution” to the list of individuals and entities that may provide a written statement to the Department of Justice attesting that changes to internal policies have been made to prevent reoccurrence of a violation of this Act.
(6) Makes a technical correction to this Act.
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| HB 180 | Committee | Harris | This Act is the first leg of an amendment to the Delaware Constitution that does all of the following:
(1) Under Section 1 of this Act, limits the loss of the right to vote of an individual who is convicted of a felony to the period during which the individual is imprisoned due to the felony, or until the individual is pardoned, whichever comes first.
(2) Brings Section 1 of this Act into conformity with the United States Constitution and federal law.
Section 1 of this Act specifically does all of the following:
(1) Removes the ability of the General Assembly to impose the forfeiture of the right of suffrage as a punishment for a crime.
(2) Removes the list of felonies resulting in permanent removal of the right to vote.
(3) Prohibits making the re-enfranchisement of an individual who is convicted of a felony contingent on the payment of a monetary payment of any kind.
(4) Defines terms related to imprisonment and community supervision.
(5) Updates the age at which a resident of this State is granted a right to vote to be 18 years or older, to conform the Delaware Constitution to the 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
(6) Removes the durational residency requirements necessary to qualify to vote in this State. Durational residency requirements have been found unconstitutional because these requirements infringe on both the constitutional right to vote and the constitutional right to travel. See Dunn v. Blumstein, 92 S. Ct. 995 (1972) (finding 1-year residency requirement in a state and 3-month residency requirement in a county unconstitutional) and Marston v. Lewis, 93 S. Ct. 1211 (1973). A voter will still be required to be a resident at the time the voter registers.
(7) Removes the literacy test requirement to qualify to vote in this State. Literacy tests have been used to disqualify Blacks and individuals who are immigrants or poor. Because of the discriminatory use of, and often subjective nature of, literacy tests, literacy tests are prohibited under federal law, see 52 U.S.C. § 10501, and likely unconstitutional under the 14th or 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, see Oregon v. Mitchell, 91 S. Ct. 260 (1970).
Section 2 of this Act removes the suspension of the right to vote as a punishment for violation of certain election offenses.
Amending the Delaware Constitution requires not only the passing of the changes in this Act, but also passage of the same changes after the next general election by the next General Assembly.
This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 1 of Article XVI of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to amend the Delaware Constitution. | AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO VOTING. |
| HB 142 | Committee | Gorman | This Act eliminates authorization for a warrantless arrest by a private person in the case of an individual accused in the courts of another state of a felony.
It also strikes a provision relating to the authority of an officer to command assistance in making arrests based on charges in another state.
This bill is a successor to House Bill No. 76.
| AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ARRESTS. |
| HB 155 | Committee | Wilson-Anton | This Act ensures that State Public Integrity Commission reports be made available to the public on the Commission's website. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE PUBLICATION OF STATE PUBLIC INTEGRITY COMMISSION REPORTS. |
| HB 156 | Committee | Burns | This Act updates Chapter 10A of Title 16, the Healthcare-Associated Infections Disclosure Act, to ensure consistency with correct terminology, such as psychiatric changes to behavioral health facilities and to adherence to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) requirements.
This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
| AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS DISCLOSURE ACT. |
| HB 157 | Committee | Burns | This Act repeals the Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program, as the program is no longer operational. The Program was created pursuant to Volume 74, Chapter 109 of the Laws of Delaware (2003), for the purpose of lending hearing aids on a temporary basis to children under 3 years old. Loans were initially for 6 months with possible 3-month extensions granted by the Program Manager. The need for the Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program has steadily decreased over time and the Program is now obsolete. As a result, the Division of Public Health no longer stocks the Hearing Aid Loan Bank.
| AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE HEARING AID LOAN BANK PROGRAM. |
| HA 1 to HB 133 | PWB | Snyder-Hall | This amendment removes the added reporting requirement relating to hardship waivers. It also makes a technical correction. | |
| HB 158 | Committee | Burns | The Public Health Emergency Planning Commission was established in 2002 and directed to deliver to the Governor a plan for responding to a public health emergency that addressed at least 21 specific provisions. Since then, that single plan has evolved into an overarching Public Health Emergency Operations Coordination Plan, which is a strategic plan that provides a broad context for the execution of public health emergency response and recovery. There are over 70 additional “plans” or annexes that provide additional procedural guidance that have been developed by DHSS in partnership with other state agencies and external stakeholders such as hospitals.
The Public Health Emergency Operations Coordination Plan will still be updated every 2 years by DHSS and other state agency and private partners. The Public Health Emergency Planning Commission will be renamed the Public Health Emergency Planning Council. It will review the Public Health Emergency Operations Coordination Plan every 2 years. It will also continue in its advisory capacity to the Governor whenever a public health emergency is declared. It must meet within 30 days of the declaration of a state of emergency due to a public health emergency, and at least every 30 days until the public health emergency is lifted. In the absence of a public health emergency the Council must meet at least once a year.
This Act also makes technical corrections to existing statutory language. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 20 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EMERGENCY PLANNING. |
| SR 10 | Passed | Huxtable | This resolution recognizes May 10, 2025, as "National Train Day" in Delaware. | RECOGNIZING MAY 10, 2025, AS "NATIONAL TRAIN DAY” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. |
| HB 143 | Committee | Bush | This bill will be an updated version of the Uniform Accountancy Act. The bill removes reference to Substantial Equivalency and allows for an alternative pathway to licensure for Automatic Mobility and the ability to work across state lines. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY. |
| HB 146 | Committee | Shupe | This Act to Amend the Charter grants the City Council the power to exercise eminent domain for the purpose of property acquisition, with the exception of land to be used solely for recreational purposes. It also grants the City Council the power to make proclamations to recognize achievements, historical events, special days or months for civic and social purposes, and other similar matters. This Act also clarifies that the Mayor may establish committees as they deem necessary with the consent of the City Council. Duration of elected officials’ terms, previously 2 years, shall be increased to a term of 3 years, beginning with the 2026 election for the Mayor, and beginning in 2027 for incoming Councilmembers. This Act prohibits any person in arrears and owing the City funds for taxes and other applicable fees, shall be ineligible to serve as Mayor or Councilperson. If a sitting Mayor or Councilperson becomes more than two months in arrears to the City, they shall be disqualified from their position and the seat shall be declared vacant. | AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MILFORD RELATING TO ENUMERATED POWERS AND CITY COUNCIL GOVERNMENT. |
| HA 1 to HB 117 | PWB | Carson | This Amendment clarifies that the notice requirement for leases of State owned land apply to both short- and long-term leases. This Amendment also provides an exception to the notice requirement when a lease is being renewed and the tenant is not changing. | |
| SA 1 to SB 63 | Passed | Walsh | This Amendment clarifies that a general contractor is not subject to debarment for a subcontractor's violations. | |
