Daily Report for 3/5/2026

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HB 288CommitteeRomerThis Act is a result of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's focused review of the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services' (DDDS) adult day and employment services. This Act requires that DDDS submit an annual report relating to its services to increase the transparency of the services and highlight unmet needs for efficient service delivery. In § 7909A(c)(2)a. of Title 29, DDDS will provide data on census, new applications, demographics of those groups, and the size and diversity of the provider system. Section 7909A(c)(2)b. allows DDDS to demonstrate that its services, and how the services are accessed, change over time. Section 7909A(c)(2)c. gives DDDS the flexibility to provide information on service requests that could not be met, why service requests could not be met, and observed gaps in service delivery, or other information related to challenges DDDS identifies related to the service system. This Act also makes technical changes to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES.
HB 289CommitteeSpiegelmanThis bill excludes a person convicted and sentenced for a class A felony from being able to have their sentence of incarceration modified under § 4217 of Title 11.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MODIFICATION OF SENTENCES OF INCARCERATION.
HB 17CommitteeHarrisThis Act repeals the requirement that a person must apply for a certificate of public review prior to the acquisition of major medical equipment. A certificate of public review may still be required if the acquisition meets the capital expenditure threshold under § 9304(a)(2) of Title 16. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform with the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual and restores a missing word to § 9304(a)(2) of Title 16.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC REVIEW.
HB 294CommitteeBerryThis Act provides that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget must designate 1 or more reserved parking spaces for pregnant persons at certain designated state buildings and facilities. It also prohibits stopping, standing, or parking in the pregnant person’s space. Violations of this Act are exempted from the civil penalty for parking violations that exists in Title 21. This Act takes effect 6 months after its enactment into law. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 21 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO A DESIGNATED PARKING SPACE FOR PREGNANT PERSONS AT STATE BUILDINGS.
HB 295CommitteeBerryThis Act provides that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget must designate 1 or more reserved parking spaces for a veteran at certain designated state buildings and facilities. It also prohibits stopping, standing, or parking in the veteran’s space. Violations of this Act are exempted from the civil penalty for parking violations that exists in Title 21. This Act takes effect 6 months after its enactment into law. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 21 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO A DESIGNATED PARKING SPACE FOR VETERANS AT STATE BUILDINGS.
HB 291CommitteeMorrisonThis Act prohibits the Department of Corrections from entering into contracts with any for-profit entity for the use of inmate labor. This Act does not apply to § 6533 of Title 11 relating to outside employment and work release.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PRISONS AND PRISONERS.
HB 296CommitteeWilson-AntonThis Act makes several changes to the Delaware Code relating to the Department of Finance (“Department”). Specifically: (1) Section 1 of this Act increases public transparency and clarifies that any officer or employee of the Department, or employee of this State who has access to tax returns or information from tax returns, may disclose information that appeared on the face of an expired license previously required to be displayed under § 2109 of Title 30. (2) Sections 2 and 3 of this Act define a trust fund tax, lists current trust fund tax types, and updates Title 30 to align all assessment and collection timelines for trust fund tax types. (3) Section 4 of this Act simplifies that the requirements that allow the Department’s Division of Revenue to take an extended lookback by removing repealed taxes and clarifying that exceptional underreporting measures are applied only against the tax liability and not other tax calculation elements. (4) Section 5 of this Act updates Title 30 regarding the notice of finality as it relates to trust fund taxes. (5) Section 6 of this Act modifies the filing due date for all 1099 forms to January 31 following the close of the taxpayer’s taxable year. (6) Section 7 of this Act clarifies the definition of “transfer.” (7) Sections 8, 9, and 10 of this Act make retroactive technical changes to the trade name registration process under Title 6.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 AND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
HB 298CommitteeBushThis Act continues the practice of amending periodically the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the “Statutory Trust Act”) to keep it current and to maintain its national preeminence. The following is a section-by-section review of proposed amendments to the Statutory Trust Act: Section 1 adds a new § 3802(d) to the Statutory Trust Act to clarify that a subscription for a beneficial interest may be irrevocable if the subscription states it is irrevocable to the extent provided by the terms of the subscription. Section 2 amends § 3803(c) of the Statutory Trust Act to provide that advisers, as defined in § 3313 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, shall receive the same liability protections as officers, employees, managers and other persons acting pursuant to § 3806(b)(7) or § 3806(i) of the Statutory Trust Act. Section 3 amends § 3805 of the Statutory Trust Act to include the word “statutory” before the word “trust” in the heading. Section 4 amends § 3806(b) of the Statutory Trust Act, which relates to the provisions that may be included in a governing instrument, to clarify that the limitation on those provisions is that they cannot be contrary to any provision or requirement of the Statutory Trust Act and not just to Subchapter I thereof. Section 4 also amends § 3806(b)(9) of the Statutory Trust Act to confirm that a governing instrument may be amended in connection with a division of a statutory trust as specifically contemplated by § 3825(f) of the Statutory Trust Act. Section 5 amends § 3806(o) of the Statutory Trust Act to provide that § 3806(o) applies to ratification or waiver of a void or voidable act or transaction by any trustee, beneficial owner or other person in respect of a statutory trust, in addition to acts or transactions by a statutory trust. This Section also amends § 3806(o) to provide that ratification or waiver pursuant to § 3806(o) may be express or implied, including by the statements, action, inaction, or acquiescence of or by trustees, beneficial owners or other persons. Further, this Section amends § 3806(o) to clarify that in a circumstance in which § 3806(o) requires notice of the ratification or waiver to be given, the giving of the notice is not a condition to the effectiveness of the ratification or waiver. The amendments to § 3806(o) in this Section are intended to provide rules different from the rules applied in existing case law that § 18-106(e) of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, which is the same in all material respects as § 3806(o), is limited to ratification or waiver of a limited liability company’s own acts and transactions and that § 18-106(e) of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act does not apply to ratification or waiver by conduct. Section 6 amends § 3807 of the Statutory Trust Act, which addresses certain duties of a registered agent of a statutory trust. Amended § 3807 specifies that a registered agent may not perform its duties or functions solely through the use of a virtual office, the retention by the agent of a mail forwarding service, or both. Amended § 3807 defines “virtual office” as the performance of duties or functions solely through the internet or solely through other means of remote communication. Section 7 amends § 3808(c) of the Statutory Trust Act to confirm and clarify certain of the mechanisms for revoking dissolution of a statutory trust. Specifically, this Section amends § 3808(c) to confirm and clarify that the references to “other persons” in § 3808(c)(1) and (2) are references to other persons whose approval is required for such dissolution of the statutory trust pursuant to the governing instrument. Section 8 amends § 3808(f) of the Statutory Trust Act. Currently, § 3808(c) of the Statutory Trust Act permits revocation of dissolution of a statutory trust prior to the filing of a certificate of cancellation of the certificate of trust in the office of the Secretary of State; however, the Statutory Trust Act does not currently address revocation of dissolution of a series prior to the completion of the winding up of the series. This amendment adds new language to permit revocation of dissolution of a series prior to the completion of the winding up of the series. Section 9 amends § 3809 of the Statutory Trust Act, which relates to the application of Delaware trust law, to clarify that those laws are applicable to statutory trusts except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument of a statutory trust or to the extent otherwise provided in the Statutory Trust Act and not just in Subchapter I thereof. Section 10 amends § 3810(d) and (e) of the Statutory Trust Act, which provides for the correction of certificates filed with the Secretary of State. The amendment confirms that, in addition to correcting a previously filed certificate, a certificate of correction may nullify a previously filed certificate by specifying the inaccuracy or defect with respect to such previously filed certificate and providing that the previously filed certificate is nullified. Such a provision is sufficient if it states that the previously filed certificate is nullified or void or uses words of similar meaning. Section 10 also amends § 3810 of the Statutory Trust Act to include the word “statutory” before the word “trust” in §3810(d) and to clarify that § 3810 applies to the Statutory Trust Act and not just to Subchapter I thereof. Section 11 and Section 12 amend § 3812 of the Statutory Trust Act, which relates to filing of certificates, to clarify that § 3812 applies to the Statutory Trust Act and not just to Subchapter I thereof. Section 13 amends § 3813(a)(3) of the Statutory Trust Act, which relates to the payment of certain fees, to clarify that § 3813(a)(3) applies to the Statutory Trust Act and not just to Subchapter I thereof. Section 14 amends § 3815(b)(4) of the Statutory Trust Act to permit a certificate of merger to state any amendments to the certificate of trust of a surviving domestic statutory trust in a merger as are desired to be effected by the merger. This Section also amends § 3815(b)(5) of the Statutory Trust Act to provide that a certificate of trust must be attached to a certificate of consolidation for a consolidation in which the resulting entity from such consolidation is a domestic statutory trust. Section 15 amends § 3825(h) of the Statutory Trust Act. Currently, among other requirements, a certificate of division must state the name and business address of the division contact and the name and address of the division trust where the plan of division is on file. Because this information may change over time, this amendment permits or requires the filing of a certificate of amendment of certificate of division to amend the name or business address of the division contact or the name and address of the division trust where the plan of division is on file. The requirement to update such information in a certificate of division ends after the expiration of a period of 6 years following the effective date of the division. Section 16 amends § 3825(l)(1) of the Statutory Trust Act to clarify that pursuant to a division, a dividing trust is divided into distinct and independent division trusts as such term is used in the Statutory Trust Act. Section 16 also amends § 3825(l)(9) of the Statutory Trust Act. Currently, under § 3825 of the Statutory Trust Act, a dividing trust does not need to survive a division. This amendment confirms that a dividing trust need not be a surviving trust. Section 17 amends § 3852(a)(1)e. of the Statutory Trust Act to include the words “foreign statutory” before the word “trust”. Section 18 amends § 3881(c) of the Statutory Trust Act to confirm that the definition of “associate” of a person includes any investment fund or other collective investment vehicle or separate account managed or advised by the person specified. Section 19 amends § 3881(d)(1) of the Statutory Trust Act to reflect that beneficial interests are not control beneficial interests until after a control beneficial interest acquisition. This Section also amends §3881(d)(2) of the Statutory Trust Act to replace the words “target shares” with the words “beneficial interests” and to replace the words “target party” with the words “statutory trust which is not the surviving or resulting person”. Section 20 amends § 3881(e)(2) of the Statutory Trust Act to clarify that reductions in the outstanding beneficial interests of a statutory trust for any reason can cause beneficial interests that previously were not control beneficial interests to become control beneficial interests. This Section also amends § 3881(e)(2) of the Statutory Trust Act to confirm that, except as provided in § 3881(e)(2)a. and §3881(e)(2)b. of the Statutory Trust Act, beneficial interests in the range of voting power below ten percent of all voting power are not control beneficial interests. Section 21 amends § 3881(f) of the Statutory Trust Act to delete redundant language. Section 22 amends § 3882 of the Statutory Trust Act to clarify that approvals and exemptions, unless otherwise explicitly provided, cover all of the beneficial interests acquired at any time within the range of voting power to which such approval or exemption applies. This amendment also removes the requirement that beneficial interests acquired within 90 days or acquired in a series of related transactions be considered acquired in the same acquisition. Section 23 amends § 3883(b) of the Statutory Trust Act to confirm that approvals and exemptions of beneficial interests from Subchapter III of the Statutory Trust Act can occur before, at the time of, or after the acquisition of such beneficial interests. Section 24 amends § 3888 of the Statutory Trust Act to expand the categories of information that a holder of beneficial interests or an associate of such a holder must disclose to the trustees in connection with determinations by the trustees relating to control beneficial interests and control beneficial interest acquisitions and authorizes the trustees to adopt procedures that the trustees reasonably believe are necessary or desirable to determine whether and how many control beneficial interests will be or have been voted in violation of Subchapter III of the Statutory Trust Act. Section 25 provides that the proposed amendments to the Statutory Trust Act take effect on August 1, 2026.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 12 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE CREATION, REGULATION, OPERATION, AND DISSOLUTION OF STATUTORY TRUSTS.
HB 297CommitteeBushSection 1 of this Act amends § 3323 of Title 12 to clarify: (1) that powers vested in 2 fiduciaries or nonfiduciaries must be exercised by agreement of both (that is, unanimously), while actions of 3 or more fiduciaries must be exercised by a majority; and (2) how these rules also apply when fiduciaries or nonfiduciaries are designating 1 or more of them to perform ministerial functions on behalf of all of them. In particular, Section 1 of this Act clarifies that when 2 fiduciaries or nonfiduciaries are serving, they can designate 1 of them to perform ministerial functions on behalf of both of them—in other words, that the statute’s existing mention of such designation being available to a majority does not mean that it is available only when there are 3 or more fiduciaries or nonfiduciaries serving. Section 1 of the Act also clarifies (in subsection (a) of § 3323) that the non-liability of fiduciaries or nonfiduciaries who dissent from an action of the majority (if the dissent is evidenced in writing and delivered to the majority) applies only with respect to such action. Section 1 of the Act also reorganizes and rewords § 3323 to reflect current stylistic and formatting preferences. Section 2 of this Act amends § 3325(29) of Title 12 to allow the trustee to select the governing instrument of either the transferor trust or the transferee trust (those two terms being defined in § 3341 of Title 12) in the context of a merger. The purpose of this amendment is to allow flexibility and improve administrative ease so that the name, EIN, account numbers, and other identifying information of the trust may remain unchanged post-merger. Section 3 of this Act amends § 3326 of Title 12 to: (1) Expand the definition of “officeholder” to include those who are empowered to appoint another officeholder; (2) Add a cross-reference to new § 3327A of Title 12 so that the definition of “officeholder” in § 3326 will also apply to § 3327A; and (3) Reorganize and reword § 3326 to reflect current stylistic and formatting preferences. Section 4 of this Act amends Title 12 by moving the language of § 3336 of Title 12 to new § 3327A of Title 12 and by adding provisions to new § 3327A that expand the subject matter of § 3336. More specifically, new § 3327A: (1) Replaces “trustee” with “officeholder” or “trustee or other officeholder” to parallel §§ 3326 and 3327 of Title 12, so that § 3327A will address the appointment of officeholders generally, and not just the appointment of trustees; (2) For trusts that are not continuing (that is, for trusts to which § 3327A(a)(1) —the existing subject matter of § 3336—does apply), changes the current language so that the appointment mechanism to appoint a distributing trustee can also be used where needed to appoint an officeholder other than a trustee; (3) For such distributing trusts, changes the current language so that the appointment of a distributing trustee or other officeholder is accomplished by unanimous consent, rather than by unanimous vote, because “vote” implies procedural formalities that ought not be necessary in such a situation; (4) For trusts that are continuing (that is, for trusts to which § 3327A(a)(1) —the existing subject matter of § 3336—does not apply), creates a new procedure for the appointment of a trustee or other officeholder where there is a vacancy, without the approval of the Court of Chancery, by unanimous consent of certain beneficiaries, but subject to any restrictions that the governing instrument imposes on the appointee; (5) Emphasizes that the unanimous consent required under § 3327A(c) and (d) may be achieved via representation by one or more designated representatives under § 3339 of Title 12 or by one or more virtual representatives under § 3547 of Title 12; (6) Provides expressly that, subject to certain conditions, § 3327A also applies to the appointment of a trustee or other officeholder where another officeholder is supposed to fill a vacancy but has failed to do so within 60 days of being notified of the vacancy; (7) Confirms that, unless a trustee vacancy is required by law to be filled, nothing within § 3327A shall be construed to require filling trustee or other officeholder vacancies when not expressly required by the trust’s governing instrument; and (8) Confirms that nothing within § 3327A shall be construed to limit the appointment of a trustee or other officeholder by a modification of a trust under § 3342 of Title 12 or by a nonjudicial settlement agreement under § 3338 of Title 12. Section 5 of this Act amends § 3341 of Title 12 to allow the trustee to select the governing instrument of either the transferor trust or the transferee trust in the context of a merger in order to align with the amendment made in Section 2 of this Act. Section 6 of this Act amends § 3345 of Title 12 to include references to both the trustee or adviser of a trust, in each place in the statute where only the trustee was formerly referenced, to avoid any potential ambiguity about the statute’s application to beneficiary well-being trusts that are drafted to provide that the trustee shall provide beneficiary well-being programs at the direction of or with the consent of an adviser. Section 6 of this Act also shortens the first sentence of § 3345(d) of Title 12—the original introductory sentence was intended to convey that the statute is applicable where the trustee is directed by an adviser, but this introductory sentence is no longer necessary in light of the other changes to this statute that more directly spell out the dynamic of a directed trust. It is noted for the sake of clarity, however, that this shortening of the first sentence of § 3345(d) of Title 12 does not change that actions taken under § 3345(d) remain subject to applicable fiduciary duties. Section 6 of this Act also clarifies § 3345(d)(3) of Title 12 that payment for beneficiary well-being programs to a trustee or affiliate or adviser is permitted only if the governing instrument expressly authorizes such payment. Section 6 of this act also amends § 3345(d)(3) of Title 12 by deleting the word “fiduciary” as modifying the term “compensation” to reflect that some advisers who are not fiduciaries may receive compensation (and not to have any effect on whether a trustee or adviser is or is not a fiduciary). Section 6 of this Act also adds the word “prior” before the word “disclosure” in the last clause of § 3345(d)(3) of Title 12 to clarify that payment for beneficiary well-being programs to a trustee or affiliate or adviser is permitted without prior notice or prior disclosure to any beneficiary of the trust. Section 7 of this Act amends § 504 of Title 25 to coordinate one of the methods for opting out of the effect of § 504(a) upon the exercise of a power of appointment. The amendment is that the instrument of exercise of a power of appointment should make express reference to the provisions of § 501(a) of Title 25 and should expressly state that it shall not apply to the exercise of the power in order to effectuate the opt-out of § 504(a). This change replaces the prior provision that referred generally to § 501, rather than specifically to § 501(a). Section 8 of this Act provides an effective date.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 12 AND 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DECEDENTS’ ESTATES AND PROPERTY.
SB 246CommitteeSturgeonThis Act updates how academic eligibility for driver education certification is calculated because many high schools have moved from the traditional 7-period school day to various forms of block scheduling. Under this Act, the Department of Education must establish, through regulations, how equivalent credit is calculated for courses taught on a block schedule or when the full length of a course is less than 1 year. This Act also adds world language to the academic courses from which a student may satisfy the credit requirement. 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 DRIVER EDUCATION CERTIFICATION.
HB 293CommitteeMorrisonThis Act adds any act that contains the characteristics of a hate crime to the definitions of crimes for the purposes of the Victims Compensation Assistance Program.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE VICTIMS COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
HS 1 for HB 174CommitteeMorrisonLike House Bill No. 174, this substitute enables family members of individuals who have died by suicide to receive support services through the present Victims Compensation Assistance Program through a Suicide Victims’ Assistance Fund. This Act takes effect on July 1 following its enactment into law and the appropriation of funds into the Suicide Victims’ Assistance Fund. This substitute differs from the original bill by removing language providing funding for the bill through surcharges on business, residential, wireless, and prepaid wireless services. Instead, this substitute calls for the Suicide Victims’ Assistance Fund to be funded through annual appropriations by the General Assembly. This substitute also imposes a cap on annual expenditures from the fund and requires proportional reductions to claim payments for the remainder of the year if expenditures are expected to exceed the cap or once 75% of appropriated funds have been disbursed. This Act also calls for the General Assembly to review the expenditure cap and adjust it as appropriate every two years, beginning in Fiscal Year 2028.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE VICTIMS COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
HB 299CommitteeMorrisonCurrent Delaware law provides that a life insurance policy may contain a provision excluding or restricting coverage in the event of death by suicide within 2 years from the date of issue of the policy. This Act reduces the time period to 1 year from the date of issue of the policy. It applies to a policy that is issued after the effective date of the Act. This Act also requires that in the event any death benefit is denied because the insured dies as a result of suicide within 1 year from the date of issue of the policy, the insurer must refund all premiums paid for coverage providing the denied death benefit on the insured. This Act is effective 6 months after its enactment into law. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LIFE INSURANCE POLICY EXCLUSIONS AND RESTRICTIONS BASED ON DEATH RESULTING FROM SUICIDE.
HB 304CommitteeRomerThis Act mandates that all current and prospective employees or contractors of the Office of Auditor of Accounts submit to state and federal criminal background checks.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS AND BACKGROUND CHECKS.
HB 303CommitteeGriffithThis Act makes various changes related to Juvenile Probation and Parole Officers employed by the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families (DSCYF) in the Division of Youth Rehabilitative Services’ Serious Juvenile Offender (SJO) Unit. Juvenile Probation and Parole Officers in the SJO Unit are specialized staff who are responsible for monitoring the highest-risk youth. Unlike the majority of the Division’s Community Services staff monitoring youth on pretrial supervision or aftercare, the officers in the SJO Unit are sworn law enforcement officers authorized to carry a firearm and enforce warrants. This Act does not change the existing powers and duties of DSCYF Juvenile Probation and Parole Officers, but instead updates Delaware Code to align with their position classification. This Act adds Juvenile Probation and Parole Officers employed by DSCYF to the Police Officers’ and Firefighters’ Employment Relations Act (POFERA). This will allow the officers in the SJO Unit to seek union representation under the Fraternal Order of Police like the Department of Correction’s Probation and Parole Officers, the DSCYF Juvenile Probation and Parole Officers’ closest state agency counterparts. This Act also adds DSCYF employees to the existing statute that enables Department of Correction employees to receive a service pension after 25 years if they internally promote after 20 years of credited service. This Act also changes references throughout Delaware Code to be consistent with the position classification name and makes technical corrections to existing code to conform to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11, TITLE 19, AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO JUVENILE PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE DIVISION OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND THEIR FAMILIES.
HB 305CommitteeHilovskyThis Act provides a roadmap via an observational study on a small but representative group of diabetic patients to change standard healthcare from current reactive “sick care” to proactive “well care”. This will be accomplished by using a Delaware health system combined with a technology partner to regularly test, measure and manage, and incentivize diabetic patients and their providers to improve the health outcomes for Delawareans and drive down healthcare costs. The length of the observational study will be 3 years. During that time, data analysis will track results to determine if this Pilot Program shall be renewed and expanded. This Act requires no fiscal note in that this Pilot Program is to be federally funded through the Federal Rural Health Transformation Program.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE DIABETES WELLNESS PILOT PROGRAM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO STUDY DIABETIC WELL CARE.
HB 300CommitteeRoss LevinThis Act establishes the position of a Title IX Coordinator in the Department of Education, whose purpose is statewide support, guidance, and oversight related to and providing for the enforcement of compliance with Title IX as it pertains to athletics in Delaware’s public schools serving grades 6 through 12. The Title IX Coordinator must do the following: 1) Offer annual Title IX training for school district and charter school Title IX coordinators, administrators, athletic directors, and coaches. 2) Provide non-legal technical Title IX assistance to school districts, schools, and charter schools, including model policies and best practices. 3) Collect and analyze data from school districts and charter schools to evaluate compliance with Title IX. 4) Identify, create, and maintain model Title IX policies and procedures. 5) Act as a liaison between public schools and federal agencies on updated rules and guidance. 6) Prepare a written report by December 1 of each year summarizing activities, findings, and recommendations for improving Title IX compliance and submit it to the Governor, General Assembly, and post publicly on the Department of Education website. This Act requires school districts and charter schools to annually post and report to the Department of Education the following information: 1) participation rates by sex in interscholastic and intramural athletics; 2) budget and expenditure information for boys’ and girls’ sports programs; and 3) other information determined necessary by the Coordinator to evaluate compliance. The Coordinator may issue systemic or school-specific non-legal guidance or request a school district, school, or charter school to engage in a strategic plan for improvement to address Title IX compliance. The Department of Education, in collaboration with the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association, will establish rules and regulations to implement and enforce the Act. The Act provides that the Department of Education must request sufficient funding to support the Coordinator position and necessary upgrades to the Department’s data system to enable collection and analysis of athletics budget and expenditure data disaggregated by sex. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TITLE IX COORDINATOR WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
HB 310CommitteeHeffernan This Act excludes large energy use facilities from the definition of a qualified facility for purposes of determining eligibility for a tax credit or license fee reduction for the creation of employment and qualified investment in business facilities.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BUSINESS TAX CREDITS AND DEDUCTIONS.
HS 1 for HB 272Out of CommitteeHeffernanLike House Bill No. 272, this Substitute creates the new crime of "interference with reproductive health services or exercise of religion”, which is based on a substantially similar federal law (18 U.S.C. § 248). The Superior Court is vested with jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions of this offense. This Substitute for House Bill No. 272 adds clarification by defining “place of worship”. This Substitute also replaces the phrase “discourage any person from obtaining or providing reproductive health services” with “seek to persuade any person with respect to a reproductive health choice or the provision of reproductive health services.” Finally, this Substitute adds language modeled on the similar federal law to clarify that nothing in this law (1) prohibits expressive conduct, including peaceful picketing or demonstration, that is protected under either the U.S. or Delaware Constitution, (2) creates new remedies for interference with activities protected by the free speech or exercise clauses or limit any existing legal remedies for such interference, nor (3) provides exclusive criminal penalties or civil remedies with respect to conduct prohibited under this law.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER.
HS 1 for HB 274CommitteeRoss LevinLike House Bill No. 274, House Substitute for House Bill No. 274 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. The substitute is different from House Bill No. 274 in that it makes this increase applicable to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027. This Act also 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 THE CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE EXPENSE TAX CREDIT.
HJR 9CommitteeLynnThis Joint Resolution extends the reporting date of the Driving Under the Influence Prevention Task Force from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2027.EXTENDING THE REPORTING DATE OF THE DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE PREVENTION TASK FORCE
HA 1 to SS 1 for SB 230PWBBurnsThis amendment makes the following changes to Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 230, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1: (1) It restricts the subpoena power to non-residential properties only; (2) It clarifies that objections and exceptions to a subpoena will be handled under the pre-existing rules and standards of the courts for adjudicating administrative subpoenas, see, e.g., State v. AT&T, 253 A.3d 537 (Del. 2021) (adopting the procedures and substance followed by the federal courts in administrative subpoena enforcement); (3) Explicitly removes records produced under this section from the definition of public records for purposes of FOIA and requires such records to be treated confidentially and used and disseminated only for purposes relevant to assessment or valuation of real property; (4) sunsets this Act after 2 years unless otherwise provided by a subsequent act of the General Assembly; (5) requires a report from each county after 1 year regarding implementation of this Act. 
HB 306CommitteeRomerThis Act makes it an unlawful practice to engage in a commercial transaction with a consumer who interacts with computer technology, under circumstances where a reasonable person would believe that person is engaging with an actual human, without notifying the consumer that the consumer is communicating with a computer and not a human being. It provides a private right of action for damages. It provides that a violation is an unlawful practice and prohibited trade practice. It permits the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief and a civil penalty of not more than $5 million dollars for violations. This Act is effective 180 days after its enactment into law. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE REGARDING COMMUNICATION WITH A COMPUTER.
SB 247CommitteeMantzavinosThis bill clarifies that counties and municipalities can deposit their revenues in any depository bank or credit union. The State of Delaware already can choose where it deposits its money, and this legislation would extend that ability to counties and municipalities.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 9 AND 22 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT DEPOSITS OF FUNDS.
HB 301CommitteeMorrisonThis Act updates the existing crime of “breach of peace or violence on election day.” As rewritten, both of the following actions taken on election day or during the counting of ballots are class G felonies: (1) The use of any violence or threats of violence at or near a polling place, a Department of Elections office, or a meeting of the Board of Canvass; and (2) A breach of peace intended to impede, hinder, or interfere with the peaceful conduct of the election or reading and counting of ballots. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 15 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTIONS AND CRIMINAL OFFENSES.
SS 1 for SB 181CommitteeSeigfriedThis Act is a substitute bill for Senate Bill No. 181. It changes the following from the original bill: 1. Adds definitions for “original total price” and “primary ticketing platform” while removing the definition of “ticket issuer” from the original bill. 2. Omits language regarding transferability of a ticket in § 2505N to better reflect that most tickets do not restrict transferability of a ticket; however, this omission would not restrict an artist or venue from choosing to restrict transferability as part of terms and conditions of the ticket. 3. Provides clarity by removing “event ticket” as used in the original bill for simply “ticket”. 4. Changes the amount of time a primary ticketing platform must report a known or attempted circumvention of ticket sales to the Division from 48 hours to 30 days. 5. In § 2509N, the concept of a price cap is replaced with price limitation, which limits the price at which a reseller or secondary ticket exchange may sell or offer to sell a ticket to 110% of the original total price of the ticket. 6. Removes sections from the original bill pertaining to registration and reporting requirements of resellers, bond requirements, secondary ticket exchange responsibilities, consumer compensation, audit and oversight, public access to registered resellers, and revocation of resellers. 7. Changes the penalty section to clarify violations of this chapter are unlawful practices under § 2513 of this title and subject to penalties of subchapter II of chapter 25 of Title 6. 8. Minor technical changes. This substitute bill, as in the original bill, prohibits certain actions regarding the sale and exchange of tickets for events in this state by primary ticket sellers, ticket issuers, and ticket resellers. It requires a clear and conspicuous disclosure of fees and costs associated with the total cost of a ticket being provided to a purchaser before the purchaser’s payment information is requested. The substitute bill prohibits the reselling of a ticket until the event is placed on sale to the general public, including any tickets that may be obtained or accessed through a fan club. It further sets forth requirements regarding transferability of tickets, refunding of tickets, and bans the use of deceptive practices for any reselling of a ticket. This Act prohibits use of a bot or other methods used to circumvent reasonable restrictions on the sale of tickets on the internet. The Act places a price limitation of up to 110% of the original total price of the ticket. This Act is effective immediately and is to be implemented the earlier of 1 year from the date of enactment or notice of publication within the Register of Regulations that final regulations have been promulgated. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE REGARDING THE SECONDARY TICKETING MARKET.
HA 1 to HB 259PWBK. WilliamsThis amendment changes the submission date for the annual report to January 1 instead of December 1 and allows the reporting on lead screening prior to school enrollment to be combined with and transmitted together with the more general annual lead report required under § 2606 of Title 16.  
HB 313CommitteeK. WilliamsThis Act codifies the Education Unit in the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF). The Education Unit provides educational services to children and youth residing in facilities operated by DSCYF.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 14 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
HB 308CommitteeBerryThis Act requires that meetings of the Public Service Commission be livestreamed virtually and requires that members of the public have the opportunity to comment virtually. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.
HB 311CommitteeK. WilliamsThis Act establishes the Rights and Responsibilities Guide for Landlords and Tenants Committee (“Committee”) within the Delaware Real Estate Commission (“Commission”). The Commission is tasked with drafting, maintaining, and distributing a comprehensive, statewide rights & responsibilities guide (“guide”) for landlords and tenants with support from the Committee. This guide will reference responsibilities that a tenant or landlord must follow, including federal, state, county, and municipal requirements. This Act also requires a landlord or real estate service provider to provide the guide to prospective tenants entering a landlord-tenant relationship governed under Part III of Title 25. The guide must also be provided at each time a rental agreement is renewed if the renewal is for a term of 1 or more years. The guide may be provided in electronic or paper format. The guide is deemed a statutorily required form under 24 Del. C. § 2912. Real estate service providers may be subject to discipline for misrepresenting the availability or content of the required form. Additionally, failure to provide the guide when required is deemed an unlawful practice under § 2513 of Title 6 and a violation of Subchapter II of Chapter 25 of Title 6. Section 4 of this Act requires the Commission to provide a report to the General Assembly with findings about what disclosures or documents are required to be made to tenants independent of the guide and whether the Commission recommends other law be changed to incorporate those disclosures and documents into the guide. This Act is effective upon enactment into law and, except for the penalty provisions, is to be implemented the earlier of the following: (1) One year from the date of the Act’s enactment. (2) Notice by the Director of the Division of Professional Regulation published in the Register of Regulations that both of the following have occurred: a. The report required under Section 4 of this Act has been provided to the General Assembly. b. The guide this Act creates has been published by the Delaware Real Estate Commission. Penalty provisions are to be implemented 180 days after the remainder of the Act is implemented. If this Act is implemented before the report under Section 4 of this Act is provided to the General Assembly, the report must be provided to the General Assembly within 180 days after the Act is implemented.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 AND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO A RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD TENANT GUIDE.
HB 315CommitteeK. WilliamsThis Act prohibits payment card networks from establishing or charging transaction fees on tips on credit card transactions. Violations are punishable by a penalty of $1,000 per electronic transaction and the wrongful fees must be refunded. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CREDIT CARD FEES.
HB 309CommitteeK. WilliamsThe Autism Program was transferred to the Department of Education in 2023 through epilogue language in the budget bill.  This Act updates the code relating to the statewide program to align with the DOE’s current practices and responsibilities. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER.
SB 248CommitteePooreThis Act makes updates to the Delaware workplace safety program to increase the workers’ compensation insurance credit that businesses can access while maintaining overall program stability. Past legislation that adjusted Workplace Safety Program parameters led to the filing of a new Experience Rating Plan by Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau, which inadvertently resulted in lower discounts. Most businesses with lower-than-average claim costs, regardless of size, continue to see reductions in their experience modification factors. The Workplace Safety Program credit and the experience modification factor savings result in a similar savings as before for employers with favorable loss history. However, this was not the intention of prior law. This Act ensures that companies can reach maximum premium savings of 12%.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WORKPLACE SAFETY PROGRAM.
SB 250CommitteePinkneyThis Act adopts the 2017 updates to the Uniform Parentage Act ("Uniform Act") authored by the Uniform Law Commission. Delaware 's current law related to parentage is based on the Uniform Law Commission's 2000 version of the Uniform Parentage Act. The Uniform Law Commission’s website states that it “provides states with non-partisan, well-conceived and well-drafted legislation that brings clarity and stability to critical areas of state statutory law.” The 2017 updates to the Uniform Act have been adopted by 11 states and is pending before the Pennsylvania state legislature. This Act, through the adoption of the Uniform Act, does all of the following: (1) Removes gendered terms throughout this Act to ensure equal treatment of children born to same-sex couples. In Obergefell v. Hodges, 135 S. Ct. 2584 (2015), the U.S. Supreme Court held that laws barring marriage between two people of the same sex are unconstitutional. And, in Pavan v. Smith, 137 S. Ct. 2075, 2078-79 (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a state may not deny married same-sex couples recognition on their children’s birth certificates that the state grants to married different-sex couples. After these decision, parentage laws that treat same-sex couples differently than different-sex couples may be unconstitutional. These changes are also consistent with Delaware’s efforts to write laws using gender silent language unless a solely masculine or feminine term is required to apply a law to 1 gender. See § 211(c) of Title 1 of the Delaware Code. Specifically, these changes include broadening the provisions of Delaware’s parentage law related to the presumption of parentage (Section 11 of this Act), acknowledgment of parentage (Sections 12 through 26 of this Act), genetic testing (Sections 41 through 52 of this Act), and assisted reproduction (Sections 82 through 89 of this Act) to make them gender neutral. (2) Includes a provision for the establishment of a de facto parent as a legal parent of a child. A de facto parent is one who functions as a parent to the child but is unconnected through biology or marriage. This is not a change for Delaware, which has recognized de facto parents in Delaware’s definition of parent in Delaware’s parentage law since 2010. This Act moves the process for establishing de facto parentage to § 8-609 of Title 13 (Section 62 of this Act) to be part of the provisions related to adjudicating parentage, as establishing de facto parentage requires a judicial determination. (3) Updates the assisted reproduction provisions of Delaware’s parentage law, including the parental status of a deceased individual addressing issues similar to those raised by Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 119 (153rd General Assembly). Specifically, the Uniform Act would treat a deceased individual as a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction if the embryo is in utero not later than 36 months after the individual’s death or the child was born not later than 45 months after the individual’s death and if one of the following apply: a. The individual consented in a record to be a parent if assisted reproduction occurs after the individual’s death. b. The individual’s intent to be a parent after the individual’s death is established by clear-and-convincing evidence. (4) Updates the surrogacy provisions of Delaware’s parentage law to reflect recent scientific, legal, and cultural developments in surrogacy practice (See Section 90 of this Act). Delaware’s parentage law currently includes a gestational carrier law and this Act continues that law and adds procedures related to a genetic carrier, which is an individual who is not an intended parent but becomes pregnant through assisted reproduction using the individual’s own gamete. Specifically, §§ 8-801 through 8-807 establish the rules that apply to both types of carrier agreements. Sections 8-808 through 8-813 includes the current rules that apply to gestational carrier agreements. Sections 8-814 through 8-821 adopts the Uniform Act’s rules that apply to genetic carrier agreements. (5) Adopts requirements and procedures regarding access to non-identifying medical history and identifying information regarding gamete providers by children born through assisted reproduction and their parents. Based on data from 2015, the CDC reports that “approximately 1.6% of all infants born in the United States every year are conceived using ART.” Data suggests that this percentage continues to increase. Gaia Bernstein, Unintended Consequences: Prohibitions on Gamete Donor Anonymity and the Fragile Practice of Surrogacy, 10 Ind. Health L. Rev. 291, 298 (2013) (noting that “from 2004 to 2008 the number of IVF cycles used for gestational surrogacy grew by 60%, the number of births by gestational surrogates grew by 53% and the number of babies born to gestational surrogates grew by 89%”). Accordingly, it is increasingly important for states to address these issues. The Uniform Act specifically does the following: a. Requires gamete banks and fertility clinics to collect and retain both identifying information and nonidentifying medical history about gamete donors. b. Requires gamete banks and fertility centers to provide non-identifying medical history to parents on request at any time and on request by the donor-conceived child who attains 18 years of age. c. With regard to identifying information, provides that a gamete bank or fertility center shall provide this information to the donor conceived child who attains 18 years of age on their request. (6) Makes technical corrections that conform existing law to current standards of legislative drafting, consistent with the Uniform Act and the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual. (7) Consolidates or transfers existing provisions of Delaware’s Parentage Act to ensure logical organization of the law consistent with the Uniform Act, including the following: a. Definitions related to genetic testing, which are transferred from § 8-102 to § 8-501 (Section 41 of this Act). b. Provisions related to genetic testing, which are transferred to § 8-503(e) and (h) (Section 43 of this Act) from § 8-622 (Section 70 of this Act). c. Provisions related to the admissibility of results of genetic testing, which are transferred to § 8-606 (Section 59 of this Act) from § 8-621 (Section 69 of this Act). d. Provisions adjudicating parentage of a child with an alleged genetic parent, which are transferred to § 8-607 (Section 60 of this Act) from §§ 8-622, 8-623, 8-631, and 8-634 (regarding adjudicating parentage by default) (Sections 70, 71, 73, and 76 of this Act). e. Provisions adjudicating parentage of a child with a presumed parent, which are transferred to § 8-608 (Section 61 of this Act) from § 8-607 (Section 60 of this Act). f. Provisions adjudicating parentage of a child with an acknowledged parent, which are transferred to § 8-610 (Section 63 of this Act) from § 8-609 (Section 62 of this Act). g. Provisions adjudicating parentage of a child with an adjudicated parent, which are transferred to § 8-611 (Section 64 of this Act) from § 8-609 (Section 62 of this Act). h. Provisions adjudicating parentage of a child with an acknowledged parent, which are transferred to § 8-610 (Section 63 of this Act) from § 8-609 (Section 62 of this Act). i. Provisions related to issuing temporary orders, which are transferred to § 8-615 (Section 67 of this Act) from § 8-609 (Section 62 of this Act). j. Provisions related to combining proceedings, which are transferred to § 8-616 (Section 67 of this Act) from § 8-610 (Section 63 of this Act). k. Provisions related to proceedings before birth, which are transferred to § 8-617 (Section 67 of this Act) from § 8-611 (Section 64 of this Act). l. Provisions related to the child being a party and representated, which are transferred to § 8-618 (Section 67 of this Act) from § 8-612 (Section 65 of this Act). m. Provisions related to the court adjudicating parentage, which are transferred to § 8-619 (Section 67 of this Act) from § 8-632 (Section 74 of this Act). n. Provisions related to dismissal for want of prosecution, which are transferred to § 8-621 (Section 69 of this Act) from § 8-635 (Section 77 of this Act). o. Provisions related to orders adjudicating parentage, which are transferred to § 8-622 (Section 70 of this Act) from § 8-636 (Section 78 of this Act). p. Provisions related to the binding effect of a determination of parentage, which are transferred to § 8-623 (Section 71 of this Act) from § 8-637 (Section 79 of this Act). q. Miscellaneous provisions currently in subchapter IX which are transferred to subchapter X to allow for the inclusion of new provisions related to information about donors of gametes or embryos intended for use in assisted reproduction. (8) In Sections 98 through 125 of this Act, makes changes to conform existing law to the changes made by the Uniform Act. The majority of these changes ensure consistent usage of terms and definitions used by the Uniform Act.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10, TITLE 13, AND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT.
SB 1CommitteeTownsendThis Act amends Titles 16, 18, 29, and 31 of the Delaware Code and Chapter 237, Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware relating to primary care insurance. Among other things, the Act does the following: Section 1 of the Act amends § 9903 of Title 16 of the Delaware Code to provide that the Health Care Commission, in coordination with the Primary Care Reform Collaborative, will monitor compliance of primary care providers with value-based care delivery models established under the Office of Value-Based Health Care Delivery (OVBHCD). Section 2 of the Act amends § 9904A of Title 16 to remove a time frame limitation for the period during which the Health Care Commission is authorized to request written reports by health insurers regarding progress in adopting and implementing value-based payment models. Under the Act, the PCRC may continue to request such reporting going forward. Section 3 of the Act amends § 329 of Title 18 to provide that administrative penalties for violations of §2503(a)(12), §2503(a)(15), § 3342B, and § 3556A of Title 18 may be equivalent to the amount of the violation, and that penalties imposed for such violations are to be deposited into a Primary Care Fund, which will be used by the Statewide Benefits Office and the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance. Section 4 of the Act amends § 334 of Title 18 to clarify that the OVBHCD has the ability to promulgate regulations necessary to accomplish the stated goals of reducing health-care costs by increasing the availability of high quality, cost-efficient health insurance products that have stable, predictable, and affordable rates. Section 5 of the Act amends § 2503 of Title 18 to extend current cost containment calculations to rate filing year 2027. In rate filing year 2028 and thereafter, it specifies that cost per service for health benefit plans may not exceed 250% of Medicare reimbursement for comparable services, or a rate further delineated by regulation for similar services, unless operating under a federal or state global budget model approved by the Department. Carriers issuing plans in the commercial market for 2 consecutive years and that cover more than 5,000 members must meet minimum percentages of alternative payment model contracting, as specified. Section 6 of the Act amends § 3342B of Title 18 concerning primary care coverage offered by individual insurance plans. Under the Act, starting in 2026, carriers must spend at least 11.5% of their total cost of medical care on primary care, at least 5% of which must be via prospective primary care management payments. Carriers must offer value-based care programs and may not deny contracted providers the opportunity to participate in an offered value-based care program. In addition, the Commissioner is required to issue regulations regarding the calculation of total cost of care. Section 7 of the Act applies the same changes as Section 6 of the Act to § 3556A of Title 18, concerning primary care coverage offered by group insurance plans. Section 8 of the Act deletes a sunsetting clause contained in Section 14, Chapter 237, Volume 83 of the Laws of Delaware, which would have repealed § 2503(a)(12)a., § 3442B(b)(3), and § 3556A(b)(3) of title 18, effective January 1, 2027. Section 9 of the Act amends § 5204 of Title 29 to provide that health-insurance coverage for public officers and employees shall be provided by a carrier whose cost per service may not exceed 250% of Medicare reimbursement for comparable services beginning in Fiscal Year 2029 unless operating under a federal or state global budget model approved by the SEBC, and provides balance billing protections. In addition, Section 9 of the Act specifies that coverage shall be provided by a carrier offering value-based care programs equivalent to the commercial market requirements. Section 10 of the Act amends §5224 of Title 29 concerning primary care coverage of insurance coverage for public officers and employees, to require plans to report data on the percentage of primary care spending as a percentage of total medical costs for plan years 2027 and 2028 and to increase spending on primary care by 1% per year thereafter until primary care spending reaches 11.5% of total medical costs. Section 11 of the Act creates §539 of Title 31, concerning state public assistance, to require entities providing health insurance under § 505(3) to report data on the percentage of primary care spending as a percentage of total medical costs for 2 plan years and, in subsequent years, increase primary care spending by 1% until primary care spending reaches 11.5% of total medical costs. Section 12 of the Act provides that the Department of Insurance shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the Act within 18 months of enactment.AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16, TITLE 18, TITLE 29, AND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE, AND CHAPTER 237, VOLUME 83 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE, RELATING TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES.
SB 249CommitteePinkneyThis Act does all of the following: (1) Establishes a regulatory framework for substance use harm reduction programs that provides immunities for program providers and staff. (2) Modifies the definition of drug paraphernalia. (3) Decriminalizes possession of paraphernalia for individuals who use drugs, while retaining prohibitions for paraphernalia used in the manufacturing or distribution of drugs and the selling of certain drug paraphernalia. 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 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUBSTANCE USE HARM REDUCTION.
SB 251CommitteeRichardsonThis Act protects the life of the unborn child at a time when the potential for the child to survive outside the womb increases, especially with the advancement of medical procedures. Specifically, this Act repeals the current sections of the Delaware Code relating to termination of human pregnancy and enacts The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual and corresponding changes to other sections of the Code.ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO UNBORN CHILDREN.
SB 252CommitteeRichardsonThis Act requires a health-care practitioner to offer a patient ultrasound imaging and auscultation of fetal heart tone services before terminating a human pregnancy. The patient is free to choose not to view the ultrasound or listen to the auscultation of fetal heart tone. This Act is known as "The Woman's Right to Know Act.”AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE OFFER OF AN ULTRASOUND AND AUSCULTATION SERVICES BEFORE TERMINATING A PREGNANCY.

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Nominations Enacted upon by the Senate

NomineeStatusCommission/BoardReappointment
Alvarez, MonicaCommitteeMember, State Board of ElectionsReappointment
Banks, TimothyCommitteeMember, State Board of EducationNew
Hopkins Pugh, KarenCommitteeMember, State Board of ElectionsReappointment
Medlarz, Hans M.CommitteeChair, Water Infrastructure Advisory CouncilNew
Williams-Mayo, Sharon A.CommitteeMember, State Board of ElectionsReappointment