Maddy summarySenate Concurrent Resolution 48 officially recognizes April 2025 as "Child Abuse Prevention Month" within the State of Delaware. This resolution serves to highlight and raise awareness for child abuse prevention efforts during that month.
Maddy summaryThis bill (HCR 29) is a symbolic resolution honoring the 50th anniversary of the State Government Affairs Council. It does not create new laws or impact any specific people or policies. The resolution simply expresses legislative recognition of the Council's history through a formal statement. It has no practical effect beyond the ceremonial acknowledgment.
Maddy summaryHCR 34 is a concurrent resolution that recognizes April 2025 as "National Donate Life Month" in the State of Delaware. This resolution serves to acknowledge and support organ, eye, and tissue donation awareness.
Maddy summarySCR 51 designates April 2025 as "Month of the Military Child" in Delaware through a ceremonial resolution. This resolution does not create new policies or obligations, as it is purely symbolic recognition. It directly affects no specific groups or individuals through legislative action. The designation serves only to highlight military children's contributions during that month.
This Act clarifies how a period of time is calculated under the Manufactured Homes and Manufactured Home Communities Act (Chapter 70 of Title 25), a landlord’s maintenance responsibilities in a manufactured home community, and that business invitees are not a “guest” or “visitor” of the tenant or resident. Under current law, § 7002(c) of Title 25, a designated period of time under Chapter 70 of Title 25 does not include weekends and legal holidays if the period of time is less than 7 days under § 5112 of Title 25. This Act changes how a period of time is calculated so that weekends and legal holidays are not counted if the period of time is 12 days or less. This Act also requires that a landlord maintain all of the following: 1. Bulkheads, streets, and other grounds to prevent the accumulation of standing water, as permitted by law. 2. All utilities and services provided by the landlord up to the physical connection to the home. 3. The root system, limbs, and trunk or stem of trees in common areas. This Act also updates the required standards for tree care to the generally accepted industry standards for tree care, the ANSI A300 Tree Care standards, because the American Association of Nurserymen ceased to exist on January 1, 2014. The ANSI A300 Tree Care standards are voluntary industry consensus standards developed by the Tree Care Industry Association and written by the Accredited Standards Institute. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
This Joint Resolution establishes the Small Restaurant Regulatory Reform Task Force, established for the goal of reducing unnecessary burdens created by the regulations promulgated by the Department of Health and Social Services. By June 1, 2026, the commission is to identify the unnecessary burdens created by the regulations, concrete steps that can be taken to ease the burdens, and what state funding, if any, would be necessary to ease those burdens.
This Act provides that commissioned constables have the authority to direct traffic, if they are doing so while in the performance of the lawful duties of employment. In addition to explicitly granting constables this power under § 5609 of Title 24, the Act adds constables to the list in § 4103 of Title 21 of persons invested by law with the authority to direct, control, or regulate vehicle and pedestrian traffic. These changes will enable constables to provide additional public safety support to employers such as schools, which may benefit from assistance with directing traffic during busy times of day such as pickup and drop off. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Maddy summarySCR 43 is a ceremonial concurrent resolution recognizing Christian Holy Week and Passover as significant observances within Delaware. It does not create new laws or policies, nor does it directly affect any specific groups or individuals. The resolution formally acknowledges these religious events at the state level, aligning with Delaware's tradition of honoring diverse cultural and religious milestones. This is purely a symbolic gesture with no regulatory or financial impact.
This Act strengthens Delaware’s existing Right to Farm laws by expanding protections for agricultural operations against nuisance lawsuits. Specifically, this Act removes the current requirement that an agricultural operation have existed for 1 year or more in order to benefit from statutory protections against nuisance suits. Under this Act, an agricultural operation cannot be deemed a nuisance as long as it is operating in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal requirements and is not being conducted in a negligent or improper manner. This protection cannot be used against a federal, state, or local agency that is enforcing air, water quality, or other environmental standards under federal, state, or local law. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Maddy summaryThis Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR 35) symbolically designates March 29, 2025, as "National Vietnam War Veterans Day" in Delaware. It honors Delaware’s Vietnam War veterans, their families, and the broader service of veterans and support organizations during the conflict, referencing historical context like the 1973 troop withdrawal date. The resolution has no legal effect or policy changes - it solely recognizes the day through a formal statement by Delaware’s legislature. It was introduced by Senator Lawson and passed unanimously by both chambers on March 27, 2025.
