This Concurrent Resolution requests the Delaware Department of Education to develop a working group of health educators to continually improve the K-12 Comprehensive Health Education Programming, ensuring skills-based health education is accessible to all children throughout the state. This will require the review of information from parents and families, students, administrators, superintendents, other DE state agencies, and other organizations as needed to inform recommended changes to the Delaware Health Standards that will need to be adopted by the State Board of Education. The Department will provide a summary report of the information reviewed by the working group, summary of the annual health education survey and recommended new Delaware health standards. The summary report will be provided to the Governor, members of the General Assembly, and the State Board of Education, and the Director and the Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services.
This Concurrent Resolution designates April 22, 2026, as "4-H Day" in the State of Delaware and calls upon Delaware's citizens to recognize the many contributions of the State's 4-H programs.
This Act requires political committees to submit quarterly campaign finance reports, as opposed to only annual reports. It removes the requirement that a political committee submit a campaign finance report 30 days before an election, but retains the requirement that a report be filed 8 days before an election. The law currently requires only an annual report, a report 30 days before an election, and a report 8 days before an election.
This Act adds certified occupational therapy assistants to the list of occupations that qualify for a salary supplement equal to 6% of base salary for receiving national certification.
This Act amends Chapter 40 of Title 7 of the Delaware Code to revise and clarify provisions relating to sediment and stormwater management. The Act updates the chapter title to reflect the full scope and purpose of the law; removes outdated and redundant language and standardizes terminology for consistency with current program practices and applicable regulations; adds and revises definitions to improve clarity and alignment with existing regulations; removes certain provisions related to designated watersheds and special management areas that are no longer necessary due to updated regulatory requirements and local code provisions; reorganizes and consolidates multiple sections to improve readability and administrative clarity, including provisions related standard plans; removes outdated provisions related to interim program requirements and program establishment; revises provisions related to the Regulatory Advisory Committee by specifying representation to ensure a balanced and manageable body; updates requirements related to plan approval, certification, construction review, and maintenance reviews; revises the public notification process for regulatory guidance documents and removes reference to inapplicable statutory reference and expanding notification methods; removes overly detailed provisions that are addressed in regulation; clarifies enforcement authorities, including the types of violations that may trigger Department action, and increases penalty amounts to align with those set forth in Chapter 60 of Title 7. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
This Act adopts a portion of the 2017 updates to the Uniform Parentage Act ("Uniform 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 and stability to critical areas of state statutory law.” Specifically, this Act adopts provisions setting forth 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 suggest 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. These provisions of the Uniform Act do the following: (1) Require gamete banks and fertility clinics to collect and retain both identifying information and nonidentifying medical history about gamete donors. (2) Provide that gamete banks and fertility centers shall 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. (3) With regard to identifying information, provide 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.
This Act makes it a class G felony if a person breaches a no contact provision of the person's sentencing order, where the sentence was for 1 or more felonies. This Act also makes it a class A misdemeanor if a person breaches a no contact provision of the person's sentencing order, where the sentence was for 1 or more misdemeanors and no felonies.
This Resolution requests that each of the counties in this State study, respectively, the viability of implementing a property tax freeze for Delaware residents who are seniors and meet household income thresholds that each county establishes. This Resolution includes a model for the counties to consider in creating property tax freezes.
House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 215 differs from House Bill No. 215 as follows: this substitute provides a definition of a premium cigar and modifies the tax rate changes in House Bill 215 by setting the tax rate for other tobacco products at 40% of the wholesale price, maintaining the tax for premium cigars at 30% of the wholesale price, and setting the tax rate for vapor products at 10 cents per fluid milliliter. A definition of “nicotine pouch” is added. As with House Bill 215, House Substitute No.1 increases the cigarette tax rate to $3.60 per pack, increases some license fees, and changes the definition of “tobacco products” to include more items. This substitute bill sets the effective date of the tax rate increases as September 1, 2026, and the effective date of the increased license fees as January 1, 2027. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 10 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 increase the effective rate of a tax or fee levied by the State.
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “Broadband Resiliency, Public Safety, and Quality Act.” This Act confers jurisdiction upon the Delaware Public Service Commission to exercise oversight related to the resiliency, reliability, and public safety of broadband service and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) networks operating in Delaware. The Act requires the Commission to promulgate regulations to effectuate its oversight authority. The Act grants the Commission the power to investigate, audit, and inspect any broadband service or VoIP provider’s facilities to assess compliance with safety and resiliency requirements. The Act also grants the Commission the power to order corrective actions or impose penalties consistent with Chapter 1 of Title 26, if deficiencies are found. The Act requires the Commission to issue an annual report to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Director and Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services, no later than March 31, summarizing the state of broadband and VoIP resiliency, emergency performance, and recommendations for improvement. The Act also requires the Commission to establish and maintain a public reporting system to receive and document complaints regarding broadband service and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service quality, network outages, or unsafe conditions associated with communications infrastructure, including deteriorated or abandoned copper plant. The Act also requires the Commission to review and, where appropriate, investigate complaints to determine whether a reported issue presents a risk to public safety or violates applicable standards. The Commission may then require corrective action by the provider and may publish periodic summaries of complaints and resolutions to promote transparency and accountability.
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes April 19-25, 2026, as "Crime Victims' Rights Week" in the State of Delaware. The following websites provide more information on Crime Victims' Rights Week and the resources available to victims and survivors of crime: Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence, at https://dcadv.org Delaware Victims' Rights Task Force, at https://delawarevictimservices.org
This bill designates the week of April 20-24, 2026, as "National Home Visiting Week" throughout the State of Delaware. It serves as a symbolic recognition to highlight the importance of home visiting services without altering any laws or government programs. The measure was passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives and does not require the governor's signature to take effect.
