Daily Report for 6/12/2025

Governor's Actions

No legislation is Signed by Governor Today

New Legislation Introduced

BillCurrent StatusSponsorSynopsisTitle
HR 15Passed HouseCarsonThis House Resolution recognizes June 14, 2025, as Flag Day in DelawareRECOGNIZING JUNE 14, 2025, AS "FLAG DAY".
SCR 101Passed SenateBucksonThis Senate Concurrent Resolution designates July 2025 as "American Patriotism Month" in the State of Delaware.DESIGNATING JULY 2025 AS "AMERICAN PATRIOTISM MONTH" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
HS 1 for HB 94Out of CommitteeLynnThis Act restricts law enforcement from cooperating with federal agencies conducting civil immigration enforcement activities at child-serving entities, places of worship, or health-care facilities without permission from the Attorney General. This Act only applies to State and local law enforcement and does not apply to or restrict the actions of federal law enforcement officers or agents. This Act does not apply to requests for or existing agreements for cooperation relating to criminal matters or civil matters that are not related to immigration enforcement. This Act does not restrict State or local law enforcement from cooperating in activities related to criminal immigration enforcement matters. This Act does not create any liability for State or local law enforcement. This Act is a substitute for and differs from HB 94 by broadening the types of facilities where state and local police or constable cooperation in civil law enforcement is limited and defining definitions of those facility types. This substitute also imposes a 48 hour deadline on the AG to respond to requests for cooperation and clarifies that if a request is not responded to within that time the request is authorized. AN ACT AMENDING TITLES 10 AND 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION IN FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.
SA 1 to SS 1 for SB 156PassedMantzavinosThis amendment clarifies the definition of medical debt created in Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 156. 
SJR 10CommitteeHoffnerThis Joint Resolution directs the State Farmland Advisory Commission to complete a study on how other states assess property and structures devoted to agricultural, horticulture, and forest use and report its findings and recommendations by March 2, 2026.DIRECTING THE STATE FARMLAND ADVISORY COMMISSION TO COMPLETE A STUDY ON TAXATION OF FARM STRUCTURES AND AGRICULTURAL LAND.
SCR 102CommitteeCruceThis Senate Concurrent Resolution directs the Department of Health and Social Services to conduct a review of public assistance programs to identify benefit cliffs and consider these outcomes with perspective of asset-limited, income-constrained employed (ALICE) individuals. The Resolution also direct the Department of Health and Social Services to prepare a report that details its findings and recommendations by January 9, 2026.DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF STATEWIDE BENEFIT CLIFFS AND IDENTIFY ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES TO ALLEVIATE CLIFF EFFECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ALICE OUTCOMES.
HA 1 to HB 93PWBLynnThis Amendment clarifies that the request for authorization for State and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal agencies only applies to civil immigration enforcement activities and not to any other civil matter nor to any criminal related matters, immigration or otherwise, for which no coorperation request is required. This Amendment further provides a 48 hour deadline for the Attorney General to respond to requests for cooperation on civil immigration enforcement activities and provides that requests not responded to within 48 hours are authorized.  
HS 1 for HB 144Out of CommitteeMinor-BrownThis Act amends the Charter of the City of New Castle by authorizing the City Council to levy taxes on real property at varying rates based upon property classification (e.g. residential, commercial, or industrial). H.S. 1 to H.B. 144 clarifies that any taxes on real property must be in “just portions” sufficient to cover the aggregate of the budget. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NEW CASTLE RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX RATES.
SB 186CommitteeBrownThis Act identifies evidence that communications were sent relating to a security deposit. It also allows for the required communications to be sent electronically if it can be shown by the party utilizing electronic communications that the parties regularly communicated by a particular method and that the electronic communication was received by the other party.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

Legislation Passed By Senate

BillCurrent StatusSponsorSynopsisTitle
SB 136CommitteeSokolaThis Act adopts a recommendation made by the Delaware Compensation Commission in its January 6, 2025, report. Specifically, this Act changes the minimum amount of pension payable to a member of the General Assembly elected after February 28, 2025, because the pension amount will no longer be calculated by multiplying the elected official’s years of service as an elected member of the General Assembly times the highest rate of payment being paid to any retired member of the General Assembly. Instead, the pension payable to an elected official of the General Assembly elected on or after February 28, 2025, shall be computed under § 5527(a)(1) of Title 29. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE EMPLOYEES’ PENSION PLAN.
HCR 42PassedHilovskyThis Concurrent Resolution honors the Marine Corps 250th Birthday on November 10, 2025.HONORING THE MARINE CORPS 250TH BIRTHDAY ON NOVEMBER 10, 2025.
HCR 55PassedD. ShortThis Concurrent Resolution honors the U.S. Navy’s 250th Birthday on October 13, 2025.HONORING THE U.S. NAVY’S 250TH BIRTHDAY ON OCTOBER 13, 2025.
HB 159PassedK. Williams This Act gives a county, upon a county-wide reassessment of real property under § 8306(b) of Title 9, the authority to adopt an ordinance modifying the school property tax exemption amounts that were put in place on or before January 1, 1998. In doing so, this Act protects seniors and individuals with disabilities from significant school tax increases related to county-wide reassessments of property values.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS.
SB 7 w/ SA 1CommitteePinkneyThis Act is based on Senate Substitute No. 3 for Senate Bill No. 4 of the 152nd General Assembly, which modernizes Delaware’s probation system, including by directing the courts, the Board of Parole, and the Bureau of Community Corrections to use the least restrictive probation and parole conditions and the most minimally intrusive reporting requirements necessary to achieve the goals of community supervision.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 AND TITLE 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, INCLUDING PROBATION.
SB 152CommitteePinkneyThis Act adds that the Director or Deputy Director of the Division of Family Services may have a designee consent to voluntary admission and sign for admission to a psychiatric hospital for youth in DFS custody. This reflects best practices and matches the current process for surgical consents for youth in DFS custody, and under DFS policy, a designee may only act as a designee to take such action with the direct approval of the Director or Deputy Director. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VOLUNTARY ADMISSIONS.
SB 154CommitteeSokolaThis Act provides that, for purposes of Title 29 of the Delaware Code, Section 5527, related to the amount of monthly ordinary service or disability pension, a member of the General Assembly who is elected on Election Day in November and serves through the next Election Day in November will receive full-service credit for that term. Thus, the Act provides that a member of the House of Representatives who served five, two-year terms and, for each term, was elected on Election Day in November and served through the next Election Day in November will be credited with ten years of service. Likewise, the Act provides that a member of the Senate who served five, four-year terms and, for each term, was elected on Election Day in November and served through the next Election Day in November will be credited with twenty years of service.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STATE EMPLOYEES’ PENSION PLAN.
SB 163CommitteeSokolaPresently, Title 29 of the Delaware Code § 5813(c) requires public officers to file financial disclosure forms on March 15 of each year. However, in certain years, for example, 2025, the statute calls for financial disclosures to be filed over the weekend, because March 15, 2025 fell on a Saturday. On weekends, the assistance of the Public Integrity Commission may not be available. This Act changes the deadline for filing financial disclosures to “on or before the third Wednesday of March” which will be a weekday and a regular business day. This Act also clarifies the statute by expressly stating that the financial disclosures may be filed “on or before” the new deadline, in keeping with the current practice of the Public Integrity Commission.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES.
SB 169CommitteeSokolaIn December 2024, the Code Revisors provided the General Assembly with a list of potential technical corrections that they identified as they revised the Delaware Code to reflect legislation that was enacted by the 152nd General Assembly in 2024 or as they reviewed titles of the Code. While technical in nature, these changes are beyond the authority of the Code Revisors to make and can only be done by the General Assembly through legislation. This Act also includes technical corrections identified outside of the list provided by the Code Revisors. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage to err on the side of caution because some of the sections of the Delaware Code being revised may require a super-majority vote under the Delaware Constitution. This Act also makes also makes basic technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Section 1. This section corrects errors in § 1202 of Title 3 from Senate Bill No. 191 from the 135th General Assembly by renumbering the defined terms to appear in correct alphabetical order and by making technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual style. Sections 2 through 12. These sections correct errors throughout Chapter 13 of Title 3 as enacted in Senate Bill No. 307 from the 138th General Assembly, and later amended, by making technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual style. Section 13. This section corrects grouping and phrasing errors in § 2103(b) of Title 6 from Senate Bill No. 296 of the 152nd General Assembly. Section 14. This section inserts use of the Oxford comma and the word “or” in § 4504(b)(1) of Title 6 as both had been missing in Senate Bill No. 315 of the 138th General Assembly and in order to adhere to Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual style. Section 15. This section inserts use of the Oxford comma in § 1405(b) of Title 9 to correct errors in House Bill No. 55 from the 143rd General Assembly in order to adhere to Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual style. Section 16. This section removes a reference to medical malpractice review panels in § 566(b) of Title 10, as those panels were discontinued by Senate Bill No. 208 of the 152nd General Assembly. Sections 17 and 18. These sections correct errors by removing the stray phrase “or projectile weapon” in the future contingent versions of §§ 2105(b)(3) and 2107(c) of Title 11. These errors were created when House Bill No. 357 of the 152nd General Assembly did not take into account changes contained in Senate Bill No. 12 of the 152nd General Assembly. Section 19. This section corrects an error in § 1716E(h) of Title 14, from House Bill No. 100 of the 151st General Assembly, by inserting utilization of the Oxford comma. Section 20. This section substitutes “subsection” for and erroneous reference to “paragraph” in § 3001(e)(4) of Title 14 as inserted by Senate Bill No. 305 of the 152nd General Assembly. Section 21. This section removes an unnecessary “et seq.” following a finite reference to “the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-134)” in § 3004 of Title 14 as inserted by Senate Bill No. 305 of the 152nd General Assembly. Sections 22 through 24. These sections complete the substitution of “perinatal” for “maternal” throughout Chapter 8D of Title 16, begun in Senate Substitute No. 1 of Senate Bill No. 106 of the 152nd General Assembly, in order to remove gender-specific language as directed by § 211(c)(1) of Title 1 and the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual style. Sections 25 and 26. These sections substitute the indefinite “et seq.” for “through 1396w-7” in § 1304(b) and (c)(1) and § 1045(d)(2)f. and (e)(1) of Title 16 in order to acknowledge the need to comply with all of Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act which has grown since enactment of Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 13 of the 152nd General Assembly which had created the more finite reference to what was then the final section of the title. Section 27. This section properly substitutes penalty amounts in § 1109(e) of Title 16 which had been improperly substituted by Senate Bill No. 216 of the 152nd General Assembly without appropriate striking of present language and underlining of new insertions. Section 28. This section corrects an error in § 2503B(c) of Title 16, from Senate Bill No. 309 from the 152nd General Assembly, by substituting “or” for “and” to make it clear that any of among a health-care institution, health-care professional, or certified peer recovery specialist may assist an individual with creating an advance mental health-care directive. Section 29. This section corrects an error in § 2704 of Title 16 created by House Bill No. 134 of the 152nd General Assembly having previously changed language included in House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill 162 of the 152nd General Assembly by enacting the intent of the latter bill, giving county medical examiner offices authority previously given to the Division of Forensic Science. Section 30 through 34. These sections correct stylistic errors in Chapter 102 of Title 16, from House Bill No. 57 of the 144th General Assembly, by conforming all “2-1-1 Helpline” references to accepted style without hyphenation as approved by the Federal Communications Commission and by making adjustments in line with proper Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual style. Section 35. This section corrects an error in § 2379(g) of Title 19 by properly striking “an” which was removed without appropriate striking in Senate Bill No. 306 of the 152nd General Assembly. Section 36. This section properly enacts the specific intent of Senate Bill No. 206 of the 152nd General Assembly by substituting “cold weather operations” for “winter weather operations” in § 4356A(b)(3) of Title 21. Section 37. This section corrects an error in § 4402(d) of Title 21, created by House Bill No. 352 of the 152nd General Assembly, by properly inserting “county code enforcement or municipal police” using appropriate underlining of the new insertion. Section 38. This section corrects an error in the introductory paragraph of § 5302 of Title 24, from House Bill No. 386 of the 152nd General Assembly, by making clear that the defined terms in the section apply to all of Chapter 53 of Title 24 and not just to § 5302 of that title. Section 39. This section corrects errors in § 363(b) of Title 26 by deleting words which were removed by Senate Bill No. 265 of the 152nd General without appropriate striking of the present language. Section 40. This section corrects errors in § 108(b)(2) of Title 29, created by House Substitute No. 1 of House Bill No. 356 of the 152nd General Assembly, by adjusting paragraph designations and an internal reference as directed by the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Section 41. This section corrects an error in § 1132 of Title 29, first appearing in House Bill No. 209 of the 137th General Assembly, by inserting an introductory paragraph to this defined terms statute as directed by the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Section 42. This section corrects an error in § 2909(b)(3) of Title 29, from Senate Bill No. 287 of the 152nd General Assembly, by substituting “or” for “and” with regard to documentation of illegal or unbusinesslike practices included in State Auditor reports. Section 43. This section corrects errors in § 6981(l) of Title 29, from House Bill No. 428 of the 152nd General Assembly, by adjusting language of list inclusion as directed by the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Section 44. This section makes grammar and capitalization corrections throughout § 8011 of Title 29, from House Bill No. 439 of the 151st General Assembly, as directed by the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Section 45. This section corrects an error in § 8723(g) of Title 29, from House Bill No. 437 of the 152nd General Assembly, by making clear that the Delaware Commission of Veterans’ Affairs Executive Director’s designee may act in the Executive Director’s stead in performance of certain duties. Sections 46 and 47. These sections make grammar and capitalization corrections throughout the present and future versions of § 8905 of Title 29, from House Bill No. 439 of the 151st General Assembly, as directed by the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Sections 48 and 49. These sections correct errors in §§ 573(d) and 574(b) of Title 30, from House Bill No. 324 of the 152nd General Assembly, by making clear that the statutes do not apply if a person is required to pay a tax under any of § 3002 of Title 30 or Chapter 51 or 52 of Title 30, rather than under all of those provisions. Section 50. This section corrects errors in § 4071 of Title 31, from Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill 22 of the 152nd General Assembly, by inserting an introductory paragraph to this defined terms statute and redesignating the terms as directed by the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. Sections 51 through 56. These sections correct errors in the Charter of the Town of Newport from Senate Bill No. 298 of the 152nd General Assembly by implementing changes which had been included without proper underlining of insertions and striking of deletions and by making technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual style. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3, TITLE 6, TITLE 9, TITLE 10, TITLE 11, TITLE 14, TITLE 16, TITLE 19, TITLE 21, TITLE 24, TITLE 26, TITLE 29, TITLE 30, AND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE, AND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF NEWPORT, RELATING TO TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
SB 170CommitteeMantzavinosThis Act amends the provisions of Title 29 of the Delaware Code § 7915 relating to the Council for Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities. This Act adds a Conflict of Interest Policy to § 7915 to ensure compliance with the Older Americans Act Final Rule and must be enacted into law by October 1, 2025.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE COUNCIL FOR SERVICES FOR AGING AND ADULTS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.
SS 1 for SB 142 w/ SA 1CommitteePettyjohnThis Act is a Substitute for SB 142 and differs from SB 142 in the following ways: 1. Specifies that schools must provide age-appropriate training to students about the dangers and warning signs of sexual extortion, including online safety. 2. Delays implementation of employee training and student instruction to August 1, 2027. 3. Makes additional technical corrections to § 4163 of Title 14. In 2022, the FBI reported that law enforcement received over 7,000 reports related to the financial sexual extortion of minors, resulting in 3,000 victims and more than a dozen suicides. In 2023, South Carolina adopted “Gavin’s Law” in honor of Gavin Guffey, the son of Representative Brandon Guffey. Gavin was victim of sexual extortion, which led him to tragically take his own life at only 17 years old. Gavin’s Law created the crime of sexual extortion in South Carolina. In Delaware, sexual extortion is a crime under § 774 of Title 11. It is classified as a Class E felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison. This Act increases the penalty for sexual extortion to a Class B felony, which is punishable by a minimum of 2 years in prison up to a maximum of 25 years in prison, under the following circumstances: 1. The defendant is an adult and the victim is a child, as defined in § 1100 of Title 11, or a vulnerable adult, as defined in §1105 of Title 11. 2. The defendant’s sexual extortion of the victim causes the victim to suffer serious physical injury or death. Gavin’s Law also requires school districts to educate students, and their parents or guardians, about the crime of sexual extortion. South Carolina’s Department of Education recommended including the required education in the Erin’s Law curriculum. Delaware has adopted its own version of Erin’s Law, under § 4163 of Title 14, that requires school districts and charter schools to provide appropriate training to employees and students, and to provide information to parents, about personal body safety, child safety, and how to detect and report child abuse. This Act specifies that information about the crime of sexual extortion must be included in the educational programming required by Erin’s Law. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual, including restructuring § 774 of Title 11.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 AND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SEXUAL EXTORTION.
SB 174 w/ SA 1CommitteePooreThis Act establishes an animal abuse offender list which will be maintained by the Office of Animal Welfare. The list will be available to the public on the Office of Animal Welfare’s website. The list will contain information regarding adult individuals who are convicted of an animal abuse offense to assist the public and animal agencies in identifying individuals who present a risk to animal welfare. This Act prohibits animal shelters from approving pet adoptions to individuals who are on the animal abuse offender list. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 AND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AN ANIMAL ABUSE OFFENDER LIST.
SB 175CommitteeHansenThis Act strikes the provisions in § 1014 (d) and (e) of Title 26, which allow Commission-regulated electric utilities, municipal electric companies, electric cooperatives, and electric distribution companies not to reimburse, credit, or otherwise remunerate net energy metering customers for any Excess kWh Credits at the end of the annualized billing period. Under the current provisions of § 1014 (d) and (e) of Title 26, Excess kWh Credits revert to the commission-regulated electric utilities, municipal electric companies, electric cooperatives, and electric distribution companies, which denies net metering customers the benefit of the Excess kWh Credits. This Act requires Commission-regulated electric utilities, municipal electric companies, electric cooperatives, and electric distribution companies to credit or carry over any Excess kWh Credits for net energy metering customers so that the customers receive the benefit of the Excess kWh Credits.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NET ENERGY METERING.
SJR 9CommitteeHansenThis Joint Resolution designates August 31, 2025, as "International Overdose Awareness Day" in the State of Delaware and requires that in observance, the State flag be flown at half-staff at State facilities. By recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day, this Joint Resolution affirms the importance of overdose awareness, remembers those who have died from overdose, and acknowledges the grief suffered from losing a loved one to overdose.DESIGNATING AUGUST 31, 2025, AS "INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND REQUIRING THE STATE FLAG TO BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF IN OBSERVANCE.
HCR 65PassedChukwuochaThis Concurrent Resolution commends the 2025 Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year, Jaclyn Durant and all of the District/Charter Network Behavioral Health Professionals of the Year.THIS CONCURRENT RESOLUTION COMMENDS JACLYN DURANT, THE 2025 DELAWARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR, AND ALL THE DISTRICT/CHARTER NETWORK BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OF THE YEAR.
HCR 62PassedCarsonThis House Concurrent Resolution honors the men and women who served in the United States Army and honors the 250th Anniversary of the United States Army.HONORING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
SA 1 to SS 1 for SB 142PassedPettyjohnThis Amendment provides greater flexibility for student education about the dangers of sexual extortion by removing a reference to the criminal definition of sexual extortion and helps schools work with law enforcement to report sexual extortion by clarifying that the crime of sexual extortion means as defined in § 774 of Title 11. 
HCR 68PassedK. JohnsonThis House Concurrent Resolution reaffirms Delaware's commitment to strengthen the longstanding partnership with Taiwan, supports Taiwan’s efforts to secure the signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement and an Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement with the United States; commends Taiwan’s vibrant full-fledged democracy; supports the reopening of a Delaware Trade Office in Taiwan; and continues to support Taiwan’s meaningful participation and contributions in international organizations.REAFFIRMING THE LONGSTANDING SISTERHOOD PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN DELAWARE AND TAIWAN.
SA 1 to SB 7PassedPinkneyThis Amendment does all of the following: (1) Clarifies that a probation and parole officer retains the ability to suspend enforcement of special conditions as a graduated incentive. (2) Makes a technical correction. 
SA 1 to SB 164PassedWalshThis amendment clarifies language at lines 44 to 49 of the bill. This amendment also deletes lines 55 through 64 of the bill, because it was determined that it is unnecessary to make any changes to the existing provision in the Delaware Code. This amendment also adds an effective date. 
SS 1 for SB 165CommitteeSturgeonLike Senate Bill No. 165, this Act requires the Department of Education to pilot a revised student improvement component under the Delaware Performance Appraisal System and Delaware Teacher Growth and Support System beginning in the 2025-2026 school year before implementing it statewide. The revised student improvement component must consider factors such as student absences, mobility, and noncompliance that may adversely affect a student’s performance. During the 2026-2027 academic year, the pilot program will expand, allowing for further refinement of implementation and support structures. Participants in the pilot program will be held harmless, so that the revised student improvement component will not factor into overall ratings. The program will be implemented statewide in 2027-2028 for all licensed and certified educators. Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 165 differs from SB 165 by holding also holding educators harmless during the pilot program and by making the following technical changes: • Using the word “school” to refer to school districts and charter schools because “local education agencies” is not a defined term in the Code. • Clarifying when the pilot program ends. • Reorganizing the provisions to conform to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO STUDENT IMPROVEMENT COMPONENT.
SA 1 to SB 174PassedPooreThis Amendment establishes a right of an individual convicted of an animal abuse offense to file a petition for removal from the public list maintained by the Office of Animal Welfare on their website. An individual convicted of a misdemeanor offense may petition after 2 years from the date of conviction and an individual convicted of a felony offense may petition after 7 years from the date of conviction. The Amendment sets forth factors a Court must consider before removal. Any individual who obtains an expungement of the underlying conviction must be removed from the animal abuse offender list and the public website. 
SA 1 to SB 178PassedPinkneySenate Bill No. 178 exempted Level IV and Level V Department of Correction facilities from restrictions on the use of polystyrene foam food service packaging that were created by Senate Bill No. 51 of the 152nd General Assembly. This Amendment removes the blanket exemption for Level IV and Level V correctional facilities and requires the Department of Correction to comply with restrictions on the use of polystyrene foam food service packaging as of July 1, 2026.  

Legislation Passed By House of Representatives

BillCurrent StatusSponsorSynopsisTitle
SB 33PassedBrownThis Act builds on the success of the Downtown Development Districts Act, Chapter 19 of Title 22 of the Delaware Code, by permitting a municipality with a population of 30,000 or more in the 2020 federal census, which includes Wilmington, Dover, and Newark, to designate an area in the municipality as a "Downtown Development Corridor". This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 22, TITLE 29, AND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORRIDORS AND DISTRICTS.
SB 38 w/ SA 1PassedLawsonThis Act provides financial support to owners who adopt a horse that retired from serving with the Department of Correction, State or Capitol police, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, or the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The owners of these retired-law enforcement horses may be reimbursed up to $3,000 annually for veterinary care expenses and farrier services paid by the owner for the care of the retired law-enforcement horse. The Department that the retired law-enforcement horse assisted shall issue veterinary care and farrier services reimbursements and promulgate regulations to create a reimbursement process for retired law-enforcement horses. This Act also makes structural changes to incorporate the support for retired law-enforcement animals into a single subchapter. This Act changes subchapter VII of Title 16 from the Retired Law-Enforcement Canine Act into the Retired Law-Enforcement Animals Act. This Act moves all the definitions into their own section, and adds and modifies definitions, as needed, to account for the addition of horses. This Act is effective immediately and shall be implemented 6 months after enactment. This Act does not apply to law-enforcement horses that retire before the implementation date of this Act. 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 RETIRED LAW-ENFORCEMENT ANIMALS.
HB 42CommitteeK. WilliamsThis Act does all of the following regarding suspected human trafficking of children: 1. Ensures the sharing of information between the Child Protection Accountability Commission (CPAC) and the Delaware Anti-Trafficking Action Council. 2. Expressly requires a multidisciplinary response to these cases, similar to child deaths and serious physical injury. 3. Even though human trafficking of children is child abuse, specifically delineates it throughout the child abuse multidisciplinary investigative response. 4. Codifies a review panel and oversight committee within CPAC for these cases, with the same authority, subpoena power, and immunities provided to the system that reviews child abuse deaths and near deaths. 5. Establishes that the Office of the Child Advocate will staff the review panel and oversight committee. This Act ensures that Delaware law is consistent with federal law requiring states to consider victims of human trafficking as victims of child abuse and neglect, and requiring the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to investigate these cases. See the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et. seq.) and Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (Pub. L. 114-22). Finally, this Act makes minor technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11, TITLE 16, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN.
HB 54 w/ HA 1CommitteeMorrisonThis Act establishes the Office of Suicide Prevention to address suicide prevention and to do the following: (1) Serve in coordination with the Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families as a place to reach all suicide prevention resources in the State. (2) Assist the suicide prevention coalition in its mission. (3) Provide suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention vision and guidance to stakeholders throughout the State. (4) Work with community level prevention organizations to promote best practices in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention. (5) Oversee suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention funding application processes and seek grant funds to further suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention. (6) Prepare an annual report for the General Assembly and Governor that outlines the work of the Office and progress made towards suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention, beginning on October 15, 2026. (7) Create the State’s Suicide Prevention Plan, with approval of the suicide prevention coalition, and update it no fewer than every three years. The Act provides that the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health will choose a Director to carry out the Office’s duties. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF SUICIDE PREVENTION.
HB 71 w/ HA 1CommitteeHarrisThis Act requires the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association to promulgate regulations requiring all coaches to have CPR, first aid, and automated external defibrillator (AED) training. It also requires schools with an athletic program or department to have an Emergency Action Plan for responding to a cardiac arrest event at an athletic event or practice. It requires that an AED be accessible in a clearly marked, unlocked location at any athletic event or venue. Finally, the regulations must require testing and maintenance of AEDs and notification to the Office of Emergency Medical Services regarding the AED acquisition and its location. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 RELATING TO INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS.
SB 71PassedSeigfriedThis Act creates a special open enrollment period for persons who are already enrolled in a Medicare supplement policy or certificate to cancel their existing policy or certificate and purchase another Medicare supplement policy or certificate that provides the same or lesser benefits. Only persons who are already enrolled in a Medicare supplement policy or certificate are eligible for the special open enrollment period. The special enrollment period begins 30 days before an eligible person's birthday and remains open for at least 30 days following the eligible person's birthday. During this special open enrollment period, individuals switching from one Medicare supplement policy to another cannot be denied coverage and coverage and rates cannot be dependent upon the person’s medical history. The Act also obligates issuers to notify eligible persons who are enrolled in their Medicare supplement policies or certificates of the dates of the open enrollment period, at least 30 days before it begins, and of any modification to the benefits provided by the policy under which the person is currently insured. This Act also allows persons enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan to cancel their existing policy, enroll in Medicare during the annual Medicare open enrollment period and apply for a Medicare supplement policy. For individuals switching from Medicare Advantage to a Medicare supplement policy, the Act prohibits issuers of Medicare supplement policies from denying applications for such policies but does allow issuers to individually rate and apply a pre-existing condition limitation. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT POLICIES.
SB 73PassedBrownThis bill clarifies that only law enforcement officers may petition for emergency relief in the Justice of the Peace Court pursuant to Title 10, Section 7703. The statute is currently ambiguous with regard to who may file pursuant to Section 7703. Section 7701(4) defines a "Petitioner" as a law enforcement officer or any person who would be qualified to file a Petition for Protection from Abuse. Section 7702(a) provides that "a petitioner may request relief under section 7703 (Emergency hearings) or Section 7704 (Nonemergency hearings)." However, Section 7703 only addresses the process a law enforcement officer must follow to procure a Lethal Violence Protective Order ("LVPO") and fails to mention any other class of petitioner. At the time of the passage of the LVPO statute, there was specific discussion and intention to prevent individuals from filing for emergencies in the Justice of the Peace Court for the same reason that citizen warrants are no longer accepted in that Court. This conclusion is borne out by the fact that Section 7703 does not prescribe any procedure or burden of proof an individual would need to meet to prevail in an emergency petition for a LVPO. As with Weapons Relinquishment Orders governed by Section 1448C of Title 11, this proposed bill requires requests for emergency relief to come through a law enforcement agency rather than directly from an individual member of the public. The bill removes the confusion that exists with the current wording of the statute.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LETHAL VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS.
HA 1 to HB 54PassedMorrisonThis Amendment names this Act "DJ's Act" after the advocate and their children who inspired it.  
SJR 4PassedHoffnerThis Joint Resolution directs the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to obtain an architectural report of Kingston-upon Hull to consider estimated costs to either restore or stabilize the property. The resolution further directs the report consider future use of the property and recommend a course of action for the property.DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO COMMISSION AN ARCHITECTURAL STUDY OF KINGSTON-UPON HULL.
HS 1 for HB 15CommitteeS. MooreLike House Bill No. 15, this Act permits early childhood educators in the public schools to use and encourage play-based learning in their classrooms and in their curriculum. This Act permits local education agencies to provide early childhood professional development in play-based learning, which may include professional development programs developed by the Department of Education. This Act also permits the Department to promulgate regulations for purposes of implementing this Act. This House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 15 incorporates the changes from House Amendment 1 to House Bill No. 15 with respect to the definitions of early childhood education and early childhood educators encompassing education from prekindergarten through second grade, adding topics that may be included in materials developed to provide ongoing early childhood professional development in play-based learning, and making technical corrections for clarity. This House Substitute also updates the definition of “play” and “play-based learning” contained in House Bill No. 15 and adds a definition for “guided play”.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PLAY-BASED LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
SJR 6PassedPinkneyThis Senate Joint Resolution directs the Division of Medicaid & Medical Assistance (DMMA) to explore amending our Delaware Medicaid State Plan to allow for the adoption of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) From-Conception-to-End-of-Pregnancy (FCEP) option and the creation of a Health Services Initiative (HSI) that will allow our State to use federal funding to partially cover prenatal and postpartum care for individuals otherwise ineligible for free or low-cost health-care coverage due to immigration status. This Joint Resolution also requires DMMA to provide a report to the General Assembly as to its findings no later than January 1, 2026.DIRECTING THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID & MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO EXPLORE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM INITIATIVES.
HB 172CommitteeOsienskiThis bill makes a technical correction to the specific categories of persons required to obtain a fingerprint-based background check under this chapter in order to comply with the requirements of Public Law (Pub. L.) 92-544 for access to FBI criminal history record information.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE MARIJUANA CONTROL ACT.
HA 1 to HB 164PassedMorrisonThis Amendment adds a separate, additional registration fee of $15 for a motorcycle that is also an electric motor vehicle, other fuel vehicle, non-plug-in electric vehicle, or a plug-in electric vehicle. It also clarifies that a moped is exempt from the additional registration fee under the Act.  
HB 189CommitteePhillipsThis Act designates the Red Knot as the State migratory bird.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE STATE MIGRATORY BIRD.
HS 1 for HB 139CommitteeBushThis substitute to House Bill No. 139 grants the Insurance Coverage Office, which is tasked by statute with adjusting all claims and paying losses covered by the Fund, standing to participate in line of duty death claims. Like House Bill No. 139, this substitute also eliminates a requirement for the Insurance Commissioner to hold a hearing for every Line-of-Duty Death claim, and instead mandates they occur only if the claim is contested, and makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Drafting Manual.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LINE-OF-DUTY HEARINGS.
HS 1 for HB 143CommitteeBushThis 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. This bill 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 THE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY.
SCR 99PassedPettyjohnThis Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims June 12, 2025, as “Women Veterans Recognition Day” in the State of Delaware.PROCLAIMING JUNE 12, 2025, AS "WOMEN VETERANS RECOGNITION DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
SCR 98PassedLawsonThis Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes June 12, 2025, as "Delaware Lions Clubs Day" in the State of Delaware.RECOGNIZING THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION THAT THE LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL MAKES TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS TO THE WORLD AT LARGE, BY DESIGNATING JUNE 12, 2025, AS "DELAWARE LIONS CLUBS DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
SCR 94PassedBucksonThis Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims June 17th as "Day of Service" in the State of Delaware.PROCLAIMING JUNE 17TH AS "DAY OF SERVICE" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
HA 1 to HB 71PassedHarrisThis amendment clarifies that an AED needs to be accessible during school sponsored athletic events and practices. 
HS 1 for HB 203CommitteeHilovsky With 60% of U.S. households living paycheck to paycheck, 40% of Americans having less than $300 in savings, 33% of Americans having saved nothing for retirement, 95% of Americans having not saved enough for retirement, and 87% of American teens admitting not understanding their finances, financial literacy education in Delaware high schools is needed. This Act, which may be cited as “The Equity and Inclusion in Financial Literacy for All High School Students in Delaware Act”, requires high schools to provide, at a minimum, a 1/2 credit on financial literacy. And, beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2026 through 2027 school year, successful completion of the credit will be required to obtain a high school diploma. This Act requires the credit to include instruction which meets the financial literacy standards for high school students adopted by the Department of Education. This substitute corrects a reference from "course" to "credit" in the synopsis.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN DELAWARE ACT.
SCR 93PassedHuxtableThis resolution designates June 12, 2025, as “Loving Day” in the State of Delaware and reaffirms a commitment to the principles of equality, freedom, and justice for all. “Loving Day” contributes to building a society that values and respects the fundamental human rights of all individuals, regardless of their race or ethnicity.DESIGNATING JUNE 12, 2025, AS “LOVING DAY” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
SCR 100PassedPinkneyThis Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes the importance of community health workers as well as “Community Health Improvement Week” in the State of Delaware.RECOGNIZING JUNE 9 - 13, 2025, AS "COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT WEEK" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND HONORING THE VITAL ROLE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS.
HS 1 for HB 169CommitteeMinor-BrownThis Act makes the following updates to the Behavioral Health Consortium: - Expands the charge of the Consortium to include all aspects of behavioral health care, in addition to substance use disorder. - Adds term limits for appointed members. - Modifies the membership to remove nonoperational organizations and include representation from the Maternal and Child Death Review Board and Delaware’s Veteran community. - Removes the Behavioral Health Commission’s approval authority over the Prescription Opioid Settlement Distribution Commission’s granting and contracting processes. Additionally, this Act makes the following updates to the Prescription Opioid Settlement Distribution Commission: - Revises the Commission’s organization to reflect one Chairperson. The Commission may elect a vice chair from among its members. - Updates authorities related to the distribution of the Prescription Opioid Settlement Fund and the Prescription Opioid Impact Fund. - Ensures any reports produced by the Commission are distributed to the Behavioral Health Consortium. This Act also makes minor technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. This Substitute differs from the original House Bill No. 169 in that it incorporates the conforming changes in House Amendment No. 1 to House Bill No. 169 directly into the body of the bill.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM AND THE PRESCRIPTION OPIOID DISTRIBUTION COMMISSION.
SCR 95PassedHuxtableThis Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes December 6, 2025, as “Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Recognition Day” in Delaware.RECOGNIZING DECEMBER 6. 2025, AS “IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN WAR VETERANS RECOGNITION DAY” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
SCR 97PassedMantzavinosThis resolution recognizes June 15, 2025, as "Delaware Elder Abuse Awareness Day".RECOGNIZING JUNE 15, 2025, AS "DELAWARE ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY".
SCR 96PassedHansenThis Resolution recognizes the month of June as "Caribbean American Heritage Month" in the State of Delaware.RECOGNIZING JUNE AS “CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
HA 1 to HB 175PassedHeffernanThis amendment changes the Class H inspection review fee for septic from $250 to $100. 

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