This Concurrent Resolution honors and recognizes the leadership and achievements of African Americans and urges the celebration of Black History Month.
This Act is a Substitute for SB 34 and differs from SB 34 in the following ways: • Moves the provision for lease termination to purchase a home from § 5314(b) of Title 25 to a new subsection (c) under §5314 of Title 25. • Does not make technical changes to § 5314(b) of Title 25. • Requires the tenant to give the landlord a signed agreement of sale at the same time the tenant gives the landlord notice of early lease termination to purchase a home. • Changes the notice a tenant is required to give for terminating a lease to purchase a home from 30 days to 60 days. • Clearly states that the lease terminates after the 60-day period. • Allows the landlord and tenant to agree to extend the 60-day period by signing a written agreement. • References that § 5514(c)(3) allows a landlord to deduct reasonable expenses, incurred in rerenting after early lease termination, from the tenant’s security deposit. This Act allows a tenant to terminate a rental agreement early if purchasing a home by providing 60 days' written notice to the landlord, along with a copy of the agreement of sale. The 60-day period begins on the first day of the month after the day the notice is given, but the landlord and tenant may agree to extend the lease termination date past the 60-day period by written agreement signed by the landlord and tenant. This Act also references that a landlord may deducting reasonable expenses incurred in rerenting the premises, up to 1 month’s rent, from the tenant’s security deposit as provided under § 5514(c)(3) of Title 25.
Maddy summaryHCR 83 designates January 23, 2026, as "Maternal Health Awareness Day" in Delaware through a symbolic resolution. This resolution does not create new laws or policies but formally recognizes the day to highlight maternal health issues. It directly affects Delaware residents by encouraging community awareness and education efforts on maternal health during this designated observance. The resolution passed both the House (34-7) and Senate (20-1) in January 2026.
This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes the significant contributions of nurses as frontline healthcare workers, recognizes the importance of basic protections and rights for this profession, and resolves that the rights of nurses are upheld and promoted throughout the state.
This Act prohibits discrimination in public schools, including school districts and charter schools, based on race, ethnicity, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protective hairstyle, body size, pregnancy or childbirth or related conditions, disability, genetic information, socioeconomic status, familial status, immigration status, or housing status. Under this Act, the Department of Education is required to update its regulations to align the protected classes therein with those in the general non-discrimination provision created by this Act. In addition to creating this non-discrimination provision [§ 136 of Title 14], this Act also does the following: 1. Aligns the protected classes in § 506, pertaining to restrictions on charter schools, with the newly created non-discrimination provision in § 136 of Title 14. 2. Amends the definition of bullying in § 4161 of Title 14 to include written, electronic, verbal, or physical acts that target a student, a school district or charter school volunteer, or a school district or charter school employee based on the target’s membership in any protected class under the newly created non-discrimination provision in § 136 of Title 14, or based on the target’s age. 3. Aligns the protected classes included in paragraph (b)(2)f. of § 4164 of Title 14 with the additional protected classes included in the newly created non-discrimination provision in § 136 of Title 14. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
This Act mandates that all schools receiving approval or financial assistance from the State provide parenting and pregnant students with the following protections: 1. Excused absences for pregnancy related events. 2. Excused absences for health-related needs or illnesses associated with pregnancy. 3. Six weeks of excused absences for students giving birth to a child, immediately following delivery. 4. Excused absences for medical appointments for a student’s child. 5. Excused absences for court appearances related to the student’s child or the pregnant student. This Act further provides for accommodations to a pregnant or parenting student by allowing for the following: 1. For a lactating student, the student must have access to a private, clean, and secure room to express milk and any other associated equipment needed for lactation. 2. Access to equipment or transportation services. 3. Modifications to a student’s schedule or coursework. 4. Reasonable academic supports. 5. Accommodations to assist parenting students. Any accommodations need not be accepted by the student, if they do not wish to receive the accommodation. A student who receives any accommodations may not be academically penalized for it. Furthermore, at the conclusion of a pregnancy, childbirth, or parenting event, the school must allow the student to make up the work and allow the student the same opportunity to do so, as any other student would receive due to an illness. The Act prohibits a school from requiring a student to provide medical documentation for an absence or accommodation, unless explicitly provided for by this Act. This Act will be implemented on July 1, 2026.
This Concurrent Resolution designates the week of December 8 to 14, 2025, as "Computer Science Education Week" and commends Malcolm Coley of ReadyPromptOne for his innovative work in the field of computer science.
This Senate Concurrent Resolution honors and recognizes the leadership, achievements, and sacrifices of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and urges all citizens of the First State to participate fittingly in the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 19, 2026.
This resolution affirms that members of the General Assembly are committed to civility in public discourse and that they will lead by example to actively cultivate a political culture in Delaware where collaboration, respect, and productive discourse can thrive.
This Act decouples select provisions of Delaware’s tax code from provisions of Public Law 119-21, also known as the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA). Absent legislative action, most provisions of federal tax law are automatically incorporated into Delaware’s tax law. This Act does not eliminate depreciation of property or expensing, but instead modifies the timing of deductions that were impacted by the OBBBA. For corporations taxed as separate entities, commonly called “C corporations,” this Act does the following: (1) Continues expensing provisions for domestic research and experimental expenditures made after December 31, 2021, but on or before December 31, 2025, under the provisions in place before the OBBBA. (2) Decouples from the OBBBA provision for full expensing of certain business property acquired and placed in service after January 19, 2025. (3) Decouples from the special depreciation allowance for qualified production property. For individuals with business income such as an S corporation or a partnership, the following changes are made to Delaware’s personal income tax code, beginning January 1, 2026: (1) Decoupling from the OBBBA allowance for full expensing for certain business property acquired and placed in service after December 31, 2025. (2) Decoupling from the special depreciation allowance for qualified production property acquired and placed in service after December 31, 2025.
