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DESCR18Engross

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This resolution establishes the Delaware Nuclear Energy Feasibility Task Force to examine the feasibility, economic impact, regulatory considerations, energy reliability, and environmental implications of deploying Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in De...
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2025-07-01
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB187Enroll

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Like House Bill 187, this substitute permits wine producers holding a valid license within this State or another state to obtain a license and ship wine directly to Delaware consumers, so long as it is done through a common carrier permit. This subst...
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2025-07-01
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB225PassThis Bill is the Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Act.
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2025-07-01
Signed by Governor
DEHB226PassThis Act appropriates $37,632,955 to provide one-time funded items through the Office of Management and Budget.
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2025-07-01
Signed by Governor
DEHJR5PassThis Resolution provides the official revenue, refund, and unencumbered funds estimates for Fiscal Year 2025.
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2025-07-01
Signed by Governor
DEHJR6PassThis Resolution provides the official revenue, refund, and unencumbered funds estimates for Fiscal Year 2026.
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2025-07-01
Signed by Governor
DEHB230PassThis Act provides supplementary appropriations to certain Grants-in-Aid recipients for Fiscal Year 2026.
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2025-07-01
Signed by Governor
DEHB42Enroll

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This Act does all of the following regarding suspected human trafficking of children:
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2025-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESB86Enroll

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Currently, the Delaware Volunteer Fire Service Revolving Loan Fund may only obtain funding from the General Assembly through appropriation. This Act would allow for funding and donations to be made by any person, charitable organizations, and countie...
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2025-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
DEHB123Enroll

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This Act creates the crime of discharging a firearm at a dwelling, place of worship, vehicle, or place of business. The offense is a class E felony.
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2025-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DESB112Enroll

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This Act renames the Delaware State Police Training Academy as the "Colonel James L. Ford, Jr. State Police Training Academy" in honor of Colonel Fords lifelong dedication to public service. It acknowledges his distinguished career with the...
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2025-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
DESB118Enroll

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In the 151st General Assembly, SS1 to SB 258 was passed, which permitted pet owners to pursue compensatory damages without limitation for veterinary bills incurred to care for a pet that was injured by the negligence, reckless, or intentional acts of...
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2025-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 3 ABSENT 1 VACANT
DEHB160Enroll

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The Delaware National Guard provides financial assistance to eligible service members for certain postsecondary education tuition and fees. Under the current education benefits program, the Delaware National Guard reimburses service members for tuiti...
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2025-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESB143Enroll

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Ohio recently adopted Bradens Law, named after Braden Markus. Braden, a high school student, tragically took his own life after being coerced into sharing sensitive photographs online and then threatened with release of the photographs on social medi...
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2025-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
DESB142Enroll

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This Act is a Substitute for SB 142 and differs from SB 142 in the following ways:
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2025-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 2 ABSENT 1 VACANT
DEHB171Enroll

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This Act updates the Delaware Volunteerism Act to specify that high school students may complete their community service with local fire departments to obtain up to 1 elective credit. It also requires schools to notify students of the opportunity to ...
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2025-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHJR4Enroll

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This Joint Resolution establishes the Driving Under the Influence Prevention Task Force, established for the goal of deterring drivers in Delaware from Driving Under the Influence. By January 1, 2026, the Task Force is to identify the number of convi...
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2025-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESB190Enroll

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This Act is a Senate Bill version of House Bill No. 117, as amended by House Amendment No. 1 (House Bill No. 117), which was reported out of the House Agriculture Committee on May 14, passed by the House on May 22, and reported out of the Senate Agri...
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2025-06-30
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANT
DEHB71Enroll

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This 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 depa...
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2025-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB1Enroll

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This Act establishes a new state-level Department of Veterans Affairs led by a cabinet-level Secretary to advocate for and administer programs relating to veterans in the State of Delaware. It is the intent of this legislation that current staff of t...
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2025-06-26
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB26Enroll

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This Act makes it unlawful to possess, operate any motor vehicle with, purchase, install, manufacture, sell, offer to sell, or otherwise distribute a number plate flipping device. A number plate flipping device means a manual, electric, or mechanical...
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2025-06-26
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESB32Enroll

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This Act allows for correctional officers and probation and parole officers employed with the Department of Correction to make a written request that their personal information not be published and remain confidential. The Act takes effect 180 days a...
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2025-06-26
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT
DESB48Enroll

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This Act adds intentional interference with the operation of a school bus to the offense of disorderly conduct. Intentional interference with a school bus may include boarding a school bus and refusing to exit after being lawfully ordered to do so by...
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2025-06-26
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESB80Enroll

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This Act adopts the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act ("the Act") authored by the Uniform Law Commission. The Uniform Law Commission provides states with non-partisan, well-conceived and well-drafted legislation that brings clarity a...
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2025-06-26
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB120Enroll

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This bill names the hill west of Mill Creek situated on New Castle County parcel number 0803100018 where the Spring Grove Mill House sits as General Washingtons Hill of Deception. This is the site of one of the most impactful combat event that occurr...
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2025-06-26
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB203Enroll

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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 admit...
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2025-06-26
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT
DESCR118Engross

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This Senate Concurrent Resolution designates October 12, 2025, at "National Farmer's Day" in the State of Delaware.
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2025-06-26
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB124Enroll

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This Act increases the maximum amount of fees that the State Fire Marshal's Office can charge as follows:
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2025-06-25
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NO
DEHB85Enroll

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Under current law, both school board members who are elected and those who are appointed to fill vacancies until the next election are required to complete a background check. However, the statute is currently unclear as to how a background check get...
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2025-06-24
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DESCR112Engross

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This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims October 28, 2025, as National First Responders Day in the State of Delaware.
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2025-06-24
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHCR79Engross

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This Resolution recognizes and commends the crew and family members of the USS Delaware (SSN-791) for their continued dedication to the United States Armed Forces.
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2025-06-24
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB213Intro

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This Act provides a privilege to confidential communications between a victim and a victim advocate that cannot yield except where necessary to prevent harm to the victim or another or to report child abuse as required by law. The victim can waive th...
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2025-06-18
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 On Its Merits
DEHB181Intro

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HB181 removed penalties for all violations of the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program until January 29, 2029. The substitute revised this timeline to two years for some violations, making them effective January 1, 2027, and maintains violation...
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2025-06-17
Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in House with 8 On Its Merits
DESB38Enroll

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This 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 Marsh...
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2025-06-12
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
DESCR95Engross

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This Senate Concurrent Resolution recognizes December 6, 2025, as Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Recognition Day in Delaware.
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2025-06-12
Passed in House by Voice Vote
DEHCR62Engross

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This 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.
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2025-06-12
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DEHCR42Engross

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This Concurrent Resolution honors the Marine Corps 250th Birthday on November 10, 2025.
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2025-06-12
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DEHCR55Engross

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This Concurrent Resolution honors the U.S. Navys 250th Birthday on October 13, 2025.
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2025-06-12
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
DESCR99Engross

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This Senate Concurrent Resolution proclaims June 12, 2025, as Women Veterans Recognition Day in the State of Delaware.
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2025-06-12
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB117Engross

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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 inten...
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2025-06-11
Reported Out of Committee (Agriculture) in Senate with 5 Favorable
DEHB179Intro

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This bill changes the definition of employer in the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program to exclude anyone who employs less than 25 employees in this State.
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2025-06-10
Not Enough Signatures to Release
DESCR88Engross

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This Senate Concurrent Resolution congratulates the class of 2024 Eagle Scouts for having attained the highest rank one can earn in Scouting America.
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2025-06-10
Passed In House by Voice Vote
DEHB186Intro

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The purpose of this bill is to incentivize the construction and operation of a limited number of high-efficiency Combined-Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) electrical generation facilities, with an output of between 100 MW and 500 MW, by creating an Electrici...
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2025-06-06
Amendment HA 1 to HB 186 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
DESB177Intro

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This Act creates a Transportation Appeals Board (Board) within the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT). The Board is a quasi-judicial body that hears appeals of DelDOT actions such as grants or denials of transportation-related permits. Th...
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2025-06-05
To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee
DEHB9PassSection 4 of this Act requires a paid elected official or paid appointed official of this State or any political subdivision of this State (official) who is also employed by a state agency or a political subdivision of this State to disclose the dual...
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2025-05-22
Signed by Governor
DEHB90Enroll

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This bill removes the current specific tax rate and enrollment limitations placed on Sussex County Vocational-Technical High School District.
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2025-05-22
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
DESB140Intro

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This Act prohibits the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control from promulgating rules and regulations restricting the sale of fuel-powered cars, trucks, and SUVs in Delaware. This Act does not change the emission standards fuel-pow...
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2025-05-13
To Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee
DEHCR50Engross

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This Resolution honors all mothers in Delaware who have lost a child as a result of gun violence. This Resolution also encourages public awareness of the lasting impact that gun violence has on our communities and residents in Delaware.
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2025-05-08
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
DEHB23PassThis Act makes the following changes to human trafficking law:
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2025-05-07
Signed by Governor
DEHCR44Engross

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This resolution designates the month of May as "National Nurses Month" in Delaware.
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2025-05-07
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
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