| SCR 87 | Passed Senate | Sokola | This Senate Concurrent Resolution requires the Delaware Department of Transportation, the Division of Motor Vehicles, the Delaware Department of Justice, the Delaware State Police, and other law enforcement agencies to collaborate with state transportation departments, law enforcement agencies, and other interested stakeholders in neighboring states and across the region to develop a strategy to address the growing issue of counterfeit Delaware license plates, and protect Delaware drivers from the fraudulent use of their vehicle registrations. The Resolution also requires the Department of Transportation and the Division of Motor Vehicles to submit a final report to the General Assembly, the Governor, the Director and Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services, and the Delaware Public Archives, no later than June 30, 2026, detailing their actions, partnerships, findings, and any recommendations for legislation or resource needs to improve enforcement, data sharing, victim support, and other relevant matters. | DIRECTING THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES, THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, THE DELAWARE STATE POLICE, AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN DELAWARE TO COLLABORATE WITH NEIGHBORNG STATE AND REGIONAL PARTNERS TO ADDRESS THE GROWING ISSUE OF COUNTERFEIT LICENSE PLATES AND DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO PROTECT DELAWARE DRIVERS FROM FRAUDULENT USE OF THEIR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS. |
| HB 174 | Committee | Morrison | This bill enables family members of individuals who have committed suicide to receive support services through the present VCAP. Distributions under this Act will begin January 1 of the year following its enactment. This bill imposes a surcharge on business, residential, wireless, and prepaid wireless services that will be used to fund suicide assistance services. The fee is $0.12 per month on subscription services or $0.12 per retail transaction for prepaid services. Any funds in excess of $5,000,000 at the end of the fiscal year will be returned to the general fund. This Act will be known as the “Elizabeth Barnes Act.” | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE VICTIMS COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. |
| HB 176 | Committee | Collins | This bill promotes equipment owner choice and competition for repair and maintenance services by requiring manufacturers of agricultural equipment to make available to owners and independent repair providers, on fair and reasonable terms, the same documentation, parts, and tools used to diagnose, maintain, and repair such equipment created by the manufacturer for the purposes of repair. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT. |
| HB 178 | Committee | Shupe | This Act requires that Department of Education employees submit to criminal background checks and are subject to continuous criminal history monitoring. It also authorizes the Department to submit contractors or third parties, that require or may require access to student records, to a criminal background check and continuous criminal history monitoring. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. |
| HA 1 to SB 91 | PWB | Romer | This Amendment removes the exception that allows schools that do not presently have websites not to comply with the legislation. | |
| SA 1 to SB 146 | PWB | Poore | This Amendment is intended to clarify that charter schools are included in the requirement to post existing materials on Type 1 diabetes to their website. | |
| SB 159 | Committee | Hansen | This Act requires the permitting of an electric substation as an allowed conditional use in a heavy industrial zone under certain conditions set forth in the Act, including that the electrical substation is being constructed to support the operation of a proposed renewable energy generation project of 250 MW or greater.
This Act is being given retroactive effect such that, if a county has previously denied an application for an electrical substation that would meet the requirements of this Act, then the application shall be deemed granted provided that the electrical substation meets the requirements of this Act. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. |
| HA 1 to HS 1 for HB 113 | PWB | Morrison | This Amendment to House Substitute 1 for House Bill 113 to make the provisions of the Act applicable to all State employees rather than just education employees. | |
| HB 179 | Committee | Yearick | 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.
| AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE INSURANCE PROGRAM. |
| HB 181 | Committee | Yearick | This bill changes the effective date of the penalty section of the Program to January 1, 2029. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE INSURANCE PROGRAM. |
| HB 182 | Committee | Gorman | This Act prohibits law-enforcement agencies from entering into agreements with federal immigration enforcement authorities to enforce immigration violations or share immigration enforcement related data.
This Act is not intended to prevent a law-enforcement agency from working with the federal government on other public safety efforts. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AGREEMENTS. |
| HA 1 to HB 164 | PWB | Morrison | This 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. | |
| SB 160 | Committee | Poore | This Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services, in consultation with the Department of Education, to post existing materials on type 1 diabetes to their website. Each local education agency shall make the informational materials available to the parents or guardians of students enrolled in their schools. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROVIDING INFORMATION ON TYPE 1 DIABETES. |
| SB 161 | Committee | Pinkney | This Act authorizes the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health to issue licenses and adopt and enforce comprehensive regulations for behavioral health provider organizations and treatment programs. It requires provider organizations to obtain licenses to operate behavioral health treatment programs, with exemptions for certain practitioners and programs. It creates civil and criminal penalties for the provision of treatment services or the operation of programs without proper licensing or in violation of law or regulation.
This Act also establishes rights for community clients such as freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation; privacy; individualized treatment plans; and participation in their care. Residential clients have additional rights, including communication, personal belongings, and voting assistance. In addition to client rights, it establishes duties for provider organizations, which include treating clients respectfully, providing clear information, maintaining confidentiality, and establishing grievance procedures.
Furthermore, this Act requires provider organization staff to report incidents, including those involving abuse, neglect, or serious injury. It authorizes the Division to investigate reports and then take disciplinary action or refer the report to law enforcement.
This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Sections 6, 7, 10, 11, and 12 of this Act take effect immediately. Sections 1 through 5, 8, and 9 of this Act take effect immediately and are to be implemented the earlier of the following: 2 years after its enactment into law or notice by the Director of the Division published in the Register of Regulations that final regulations to implement this Act have been adopted.
This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 11 of Article VIII of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to impose or levy a tax or license fee.
This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 28 of Article IV of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds vote when the General Assembly gives criminal jurisdiction to inferior courts. | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 16 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. |
