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Daily Report for 1/21/2026

Governor's Actions

No legislation is Signed by Governor Today

New Legislation Introduced

Bill	Current Status	Sponsor	Synopsis	Title
SCR 129	Passed Senate	Hansen	This Resolution extends the existence of the Delaware Nuclear Energy Feasibility Task Force (Task Force) and the deadline for the Task Force’s final report until July 31, 2026.	EXTENDING THE DELAWARE NUCLEAR ENERGY FEASIBILITY TASK FORCE.
HB 274	Committee	Ross Levin	This Act increases the state child and dependent care expense tax credit from the current 50% match to a full 100% match with the federal child and dependent care expense tax credit.	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE EXPENSE TAX CREDIT.
HB 276	Committee	Cooke	This Act permits the value of items stolen at separate times to be grouped and prosecuted as one charge, if the thefts were part of a pattern. It also allows the occurrence of an act in one jurisdiction to be used as evidence of a pattern being charged in another jurisdiction. This Act also makes technical corrections to existing law to conform to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THEFT.
SB 231	Committee	Pinkney	This Act provides that School Social Workers who have successfully passed the Association of Social Work Boards National Clinical Examination and hold a Licensed Clinical Social Worker License with a salary supplement. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.
SA 1 to SB 228	PWB	Cruce	This Amendment does all of the following, with the intent to maximize the amount of time New Castle County will have in 2026 to conduct a quality-control review of non-residential property assessments and make any adjustments to assessed values while also ensuring sufficient time for the preparation of county and school tax bills in New Castle County with a December 31, 2026 payment deadline: 1. Adjusts the date by which New Castle County must complete its Quality Control review and make any adjustments to assessed values to September 30, 2026. 2. Adjusts the tax "due and payable" date, which is an existing statutory term that is different from a payment deadline, to October 12, 2026. 3. Adjusts the date by which New Castle County must mail out tax statements to November 16, 2026. 4. Adjusts the deadline for payment of tax bills to December 31, 2026. 5. Confirms that penalties for unpaid amounts do not begin until January 1, 2027. This Amendment also changes the date by which a school board in New Castle County must deliver its warrant to New Castle County to October 22, 2026, and clarifies the State shall advance monies to any school district that experiences a shortfall as a result of the changes in this Act. The remainder of changes made in this Amendment are technical in nature.

Legislation Passed By Senate

Bill	Current Status	Sponsor	Synopsis	Title
SB 179	Committee	Pinkney	This Act repeals Subchapter X of Title 11 which established the Delaware Sentencing Accountability Commission (Commission) and recodifies the Commission under Chapter 89A of Title 11. This Act modernizes the Commission’s mission, establishes the membership of the Commission, codifies the Commission’s overall power and authority, and creates a duty for the Commission to provide a data report annually.	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE SENTENCING GUIDELINES AND ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION.
HCR 83	Passed	Kamela Smith	This House Concurrent Resolution designates January 23, 2026, as "Maternal Health Awareness Day" in the State of Delaware.	DESIGNATING JANUARY 23, 2026, AS "MATERNAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
HCR 84	Passed	Minor-Brown	This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes the significant contributions of nurses as frontline healthcare workers, recognizes the importance of basic protections and rights for this profession, and resolves that the rights of nurses are upheld and promoted throughout the state.	RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NURSING PROFESSION AND SUPPORTING NURSES’ RIGHTS IN DELAWARE.

Legislation Passed By House of Representatives

No Legislation Passed By House

Senate Committee Assignments

House Committee Assignments

Senate Committee Report

House Committee Report

Senate Defeated Legislation

No Senate Defeated Legislation

House Defeated Legislation

No House Defeated Legislation

Nominations Enacted upon by the Senate

No Records