| SCR 105 | Defeated | Buckson | This resolution urges Governor Meyer to submit a waiver request to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeking to prohibit the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for the purchase of candy and sugar-sweetened beverages. The resolution aligns with similar efforts in other states to promote healthier food choices among SNAP recipients and to ensure that taxpayer-funded nutrition programs support the health and well-being of low-income individuals and families. By eliminating “junk foods” from the list of eligible purchases, Delaware can take a meaningful step toward reducing diet-related chronic illnesses and strengthening the nutritional integrity of the SNAP program. | URGING GOVERNOR MEYER TO SUBMIT A WAIVER REQUEST TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) BENEFITS FOR THE PURCHASE OF CANDY AND SODA IN ORDER TO ADVANCE NUTRITIONAL GOALS AND IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH OUTCOMES. |
| HS 2 for HB 13 | Committee | Lynn | Like under House Bill No. 13 (HB 13) and House Substitute No. 1 for HB 13 (HS 1 for HB 13), this Act adjusts the existing personal income tax brackets and applicable tax rates. Under this Act, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, taxable income between $60,000 and $150,000 will continue to be taxed at a rate of 6.6%, but taxable income above $150,000 will be taxed at higher rates.
The result of the changes under this Act will be that those with a taxable income of $188,500 or less will see no increase in personal income taxes, with 94% of Delaware taxpayers receiving an overall tax decrease.
Like HS 1 for HB 13, House Substitute No. 2 for HB 13 differs from HB 13 as follows:
• Creates additional tax brackets for taxable income not in excess of $60,000.
• Decreases the tax rate for all tax brackets for taxable income not in excess of $60,000.
• Creates 3 additional tax brackets for taxable income above $60,000 instead of 2.
• Names this Act the “The John Kowalko, Jr., Fairness in Taxation Act”.
In addition, House Substitute No. 2 for HB 13 differs from HS 1 for HB 13 as follows:
• Further decreases the tax rate for all tax brackets for taxable income not in excess of $60,000.
• Revises the tax brackets so that tax rates increase for taxable income above $150,000 instead of $125,000.
• Adjusts the personal income tax filing threshold to align with the revised tax brackets.
• Makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PERSONAL INCOME TAX. |
| HS 1 for HB 35 | Out of Committee | Lynn | This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty.
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.
This Substitute for House Bill No. 35 makes technical corrections and omits the changes to § 12 of Article I to avoid confusion as there is a different currently pending amendment to that section. | AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE DELAWARE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO PROHIBITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY. |
| SCR 109 | Passed Senate | Lockman | This resolution directs the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Delaware Department of Labor and the Delaware Workforce Development Board, to evaluate and report on opportunities for Delaware Pathways to support the creative economy.
| DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND THE DELAWARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, TO EVALUATE AND REPORT ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR DELAWARE PATHWAYS TO SUPPORT THE CREATIVE ECONOMY. |
| SCR 106 | Passed Senate | Hoffner | This Concurrent Resolution directs the State Farmland Advisory Evaluation 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 EVALUATION ADVISORY COMMISSION TO COMPLETE A STUDY ON TAXATION OF FARM STRUCTURES AND AGRICULTURAL LAND. |
| SCR 103 | Passed Senate | Hocker | This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes November 2025 as "Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month" in the State of Delaware.
| RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER 2025 AS "AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. |
| SCR 104 | Passed Senate | Walsh | This Concurrent Resolution recognizes the month of June 2025 as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month in the State of Delaware. | RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2025 AS MYASTHENIA GRAVIS AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. |
| HA 1 to SB 121 | PWB | Snyder-Hall | This amendment deletes instructional language that was duplicative and potentially confusing. | |
| HA 1 to HB 193 | PWB | Hilovsky | This Amendment changes the language regarding the removal of the cap of the Trust to mirror language found accomplishing the same purpose in SB 144, to ensure there is no conflict. | |
| SR 12 | Passed | Hoffner | This Resolution designates September 21-28, 2025, as “Frontotemporal Degeneration Awareness Week” in the State of Delaware. | DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 21-28, 2025, AS “FRONTOTEMPORAL DEGENERATION AWARENESS WEEK” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. |
| HA 2 to SB 48 | PWB | K. Williams | This Amendment to Senate Bill No. 48, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, makes the following changes:
(1) Clarifies that intentional interference with the operation of a school bus can occur if threats are against the bus driver or any passenger on the bus, regardless of the passenger's status, such as a student, bus attendant, disability aide, school staff, or a contractor. This clarification is made by removing specific examples of passengers that might be covered because a detailed list of possible passengers has the unintended effect of narrowing the application of the provision.
(2) Clarifies that the intentional interference with the operation of a school bus can also occur if the threats are made while the school bus passenger is on the bus, not only when entering, leaving, or waiting for the school bus.
(3) Clarifies that only those passengers, including students, who are authorized to be on the school bus in the ordinary course of business may not be guilty of disorderly conduct for intentionally interfering with the operation of a school bus. | |
| HA 1 to HS 1 for HB 162 | PWB | Ross Levin | This Amendment clarifies that only subsection (a) of § 2599 is an unlawful practice under § 2513 of Title 6 and subchapter II of Chapter 25 of Title 6. The other requirements of the Act are enforced by private right of action.
This Amendment also provides that the disclosure required in subsection (a) and the contract in subsection (d) of § 2599 may be in written or electronic form. However, the transmission of the disclosure or contract must be in physical form if the primary contact between the parties is in person. If the primary form of communication between the parties is electronic, then the document and contract may be an electronic transmission. | |
| HA 1 to HB 152 | PWB | Gorman | This amendment changes the non-aggravated version of criminal impersonation of a law-enforcement official from a class E felony to a class D felony. | |
| HA 3 to HB 133 | PWB | Snyder-Hall | This Amendment changes the effective date of the Act from 180 days after enactment to July 1, 2026. | |
| HA 1 to HJR 3 | PWB | Burns | This amendment adds a "whereas" clause and replaces a resolution clause with language that acknowledges the active participation and consultation of utilities. | |
| HA 2 to HB 205 | PWB | Romer | This Amendment removes Section 5 of H.B. 205, relating to the production of medical records by healthcare providers. | |
| HA 1 to HB 150 | PWB | Gorman | This Amendment clarifies the language at line 29 of the original bill with regards to the areas surrounding the courthouse that are covered. This Amendment also adds a provision that allows law enforcement officers to conduct a civil arrest in a courthouse if the law enforcement officer provides the presiding judge with written notice. | |
| HB 217 | Committee | K. Johnson | This Act requires a lease to set forth clear procedures for the surrender of rental unit keys at the end of the rental term in residential leases, and provides default procedures for key return when there is no lease provision or other agreement. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO KEY SURRENDER IN RESIDENTIAL LEASES. |
| HB 218 | Committee | Chukwuocha | This Act requires the courts to consider whether a military protective order has been issued against a respondent in determining whether there is an immediate and present danger to the petitioner. It further requires that a law-enforcement officer notify the agency that entered a military protective order against an individual, if the law-enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the individual violated the military protective order. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO INTERPERSONAL AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE MILITARY. |
| HB 219 | Committee | Phillips | This Act designates "Diwali Day" as a ceremonial day to be commemorated appropriately annually in Delaware. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 1 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DIWALI DAY. |
| HA 1 to HB 213 | PWB | Griffith | This Amendment adds a carve out making the privilege inapplicable to Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families and child abuse actions. | |
| HA 1 to HB 171 | PWB | Heffernan | This Amendment to House Bill No. 171 replaces the term "guidance counselors" with "school counselors" and clarifies that only schools that offer the volunteer credit are required to inform students of the option to earn the credit and that they may be able to volunteer for a local fire department. | |
| SCR 111 | Passed Senate | Mantzavinos | This Concurrent Resolution establishes the Automobile Insurance Reform Task Force (“Task Force”). The General Assembly is creating the Task Force to address rising costs relating to automobile insurance both in private passenger and commercial markets. Rates have risen in actuarially justified manner due to a number of factors including increasing commonality of expensive vehicle technology, supply shortages, inflation and tariffs, rising health care costs, and significant insurer loses during climate events. | ESTABLISHING AN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE REFORM TASK FORCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSUMER COST-SAVING LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES. |
